asynchronous
(adjective) not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
asynchronous
(adjective) (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself
Source: WordNet® 3.1
asynchronous (not comparable)
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
• async (colloquial)
• asynch (colloquial)
• metachronous
• synchronous
Source: Wiktionary
A*syn"chro*nous, a. [Gr. not + synchronous.]
Definition: Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; --opposed to synchronous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
