asynchronous
English
[edit]Etymology
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From a- + synchronous.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /eɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/
- (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈesɪŋkrənəs/
Adjective
[edit]asynchronous (not comparable)
- Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
- 2013, Al Cooper, Sex and the Internet: A Guide Book for Clinicians, page 215:
- 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.
- (computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the node, program or thread of interest to continue during processing.
- (computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
- Near-synonym: in parallel
Synonyms
[edit]- async (colloquial)
- asynch (colloquial)
- metachronous
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]not synchronous
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(computing) allowing the client to continue during processing of a request or a message
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *né
- English terms prefixed with a- (not)
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