| ADJECTIVE | all | asynchronous | (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | asynchronous | not synchronous |
| Sounds | ey'sih'ngkrahnahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Opposite | synchronous | (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 |
| Spanish | asíncrono | |
| Meaning | not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | allochronic | (of taxa) occurring in different geologic times |
| anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic | chronologically misplaced / misplaced | |
| nonsynchronous, unsynchronized, unsynchronised, unsynchronous | not occurring together | |
| serial, in series, nonparallel | Of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations | |
| Opposite | synchronous, synchronal, synchronic | Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase |
| Spanish | asíncrono | |
| Catalan | asíncron | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact