asynchronous

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/eɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/

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/eɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ · /ˈesɪŋkrənəs/

Definition of asynchronous

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Not synchronous; occurring at different times.

“These cyberforums are asynchronous; that is, contributors post (i.e., publish a text message) without the need for fellow communicants to be online at the same time.”

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adj

(not-comparable)Not synchronous; occurring at different times.

“These cyberforums are asynchronous; that is, contributors post (i.e., publish a text message) without the need for fellow communicants to be online at the same time.”
(not-comparable)Allowing the node, program or thread of interest to continue during processing.
(not-comparable)Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.

“Near-synonym: in parallel”

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From a- + synchronous.

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