ASYNCHRONOUS

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

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Etymology

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• async (colloquial)

• asynch (colloquial)

• metachronous

Antonyms

• synchronous

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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