# Naming of async variants

**URL:** https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/naming-of-async-variants/7216
**Category:** Async
**Created:** [March 24, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/naming-of-async-variants/7216 "2021-03-24T10:03:57Z")
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### Author: ![felixxm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/felixxm/32/2479_2.png) [@felixxm](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/felixxm)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/naming-of-async-variants/7216/6 "2021-03-24T17:03:17Z")

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> [@carltongibson](#):
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> I think that’s several votes for the a prefix. (You preferred it right @felixxm?)

Yes, absolutely.

> [@carltongibson](#):
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> Do we need to update the DEP? Do we need anything formal for that? (I never know, think we do, and then feel it shouldn’t be such that it’s a barrier to progress, so suspect that we don’t…🤯)

IMO, we don’t need to increase bureaucracy ✍. We’ve reached a consensus ✔, so I can point folks to this discussion.

Thanks y’all 🏅

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