asynchronous
Prononciations (2)
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/eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/
Notes de prononciation
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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eɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs
Adjectif
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
Usage- not-comparable
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Plus d’exemples (1)
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.
Allowing the node, program or thread of interest to continue during processing.
Usage- not-comparable
- of a request or a message
Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
Usage- not-comparable
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Near-synonym: in parallel
Adjectif
(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
- Antonymes
not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
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