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ASYNCHRONOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
Classified under:
Similar:
allochronic ((of taxa) occurring in different geologic times)
anachronic; anachronistic; anachronous (chronologically misplaced)
nonsynchronous; unsynchronised; unsynchronized; unsynchronous (not occurring together)
in series; nonparallel; serial (of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations)
Antonym:
synchronous (occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase)
Sense 2
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
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Antonym:
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)
