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adjective
1.
not occurring at the same time.
2.
(of a computer or other electrical machine) having each operation started only after the preceding operation is completed.
3.
Computers, Telecommunications. of or pertaining to operation without the use of fixed time intervals (opposed to synchronous).
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Asynchronous
is always a great word to know.
So is digital. Does it mean:
| a small, very fast but not addressable memory used on some computers for executing instructions |
| involving numerical digits expressed in a scale of notation to represent discretely all variables occurring in a problem |
Example Sentences
- It succeeded so spectacularly, however, that what was once blissfully asynchronous is now woefully chronic.
- Real-time and speedy synchronous and asynchronous communication options abound.
- In the past the main problem with asynchronous induction motors was the difficulty of varying their speed.
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Computing Dictionary
asynchronous definition
architectureNot synchronised by a shared signal such as clock or semaphore, proceeding independently.
Opposite: synchronous.
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(1995-12-08)
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