HyperDic: asynchronous

English > 2 senses of the word asynchronous:
ADJECTIVEallasynchronous(digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices
allasynchronousnot synchronous
asynchronous > pronunciation
Soundsey'sih'ngkrahnahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > asynchronous: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning(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.
Oppositesynchronous(digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions
Spanishasíncrono
English > asynchronous: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningnot synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase.
Narrowerallochronic(of taxa) occurring in different geologic times
anachronic, anachronous, anachronisticchronologically misplaced / misplaced
nonsynchronous, unsynchronized, unsynchronised, unsynchronousnot occurring together
serial, in series, nonparallelOf or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
Oppositesynchronous, synchronal, synchronicOccurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
Spanishasíncrono
Catalanasíncron

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