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asynchronous

a·syn·chro·nous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ey-sing-kruh-nuh s]
    • /eɪˈsɪŋ krə nəs/
    • /eɪˈsɪŋ.krə.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey-sing-kruh-nuh s]
    • /eɪˈsɪŋ krə nəs/

Definitions of asynchronous word

  • adjective asynchronous An asynchronous electric machine is one in which the magnetic field and the rotation are not exactly the same. 3
  • adjective asynchronous not occurring at the same time. 1
  • adjective asynchronous (of a computer or other electrical machine) having each operation started only after the preceding operation is completed. 1
  • adjective asynchronous Computers, Telecommunications. of or relating to operation without the use of fixed time intervals (opposed to synchronous). 1
  • noun asynchronous Of or requiring a form of computer control timing protocol in which a specific operation begins upon receipt of an indication (signal) that the preceding operation has been completed. 1
  • noun Definition of asynchronous in Technology (architecture)   Not synchronised by a shared signal such as clock or semaphore, proceeding independently. Opposite: synchronous. 1.   (operating system)   A process in a multitasking system whose execution can proceed independently, "in the background". Other processes may be started before the asynchronous process has finished. 2.   (communications)   A communications system in which data transmission may start at any time and is indicated by a start bit, e.g. EIA-232. A data byte (or other element defined by the protocol) ends with a stop bit. A continuous marking condition (identical to stop bits but not quantized in time), is then maintained until data resumes. 1
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Origin of asynchronous

First appearance:

before 1740
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50; a-6 + synchronous

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Parts of speech for Asynchronous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Asynchronous

asynchronous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for asynchronous

adj asynchronous

  • nonsynchronous — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
  • contemporaneity — living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
  • nonparallel — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • serial — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.

adjective asynchronous

  • allochronic — (biology, of taxa) occurring in different geologic time.
All 5 Synonyms of asynchronous

Antonyms for asynchronous

adj asynchronous

  • synchronous — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
  • simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • concurrent — Concurrent events or situations happen at the same time.
  • contemporaneous — If two events or situations are contemporaneous, they happen or exist during the same period of time.
  • parallel — parallel processing
All 5 Antonyms of asynchronous

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Related words

  • adsl

    ADSL is a method of transmitting digital information at high speed over telephone lines. ADSL is an abbreviation for 'asynchronous digital subscriber line'.

  • asynchronous transmission

    electronic communication between digital devices, as two separate computers that run at different speeds, that requires start and stop bits for each character transmitted.
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