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Definition of 'asynchronous'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) asynchronous
not occurring at the same time.

2. asynchronous
(of a computer or other electronic device) beginning each operation only after finishing the preceding one.

Etymology: (1740–50)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) asynchronous
(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

2. (adj) asynchronous
not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase

'asynchronous' - Nearby Entries
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