asynchronously

[ey-sing-kruh-nuhs]

a·syn·chro·nous

[ey-sing-kruh-nuhs]
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).

Origin:
1740–50; a-6 + synchronous

a·syn·chro·nous·ly, adverb
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Asynchronously is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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asynchronism (æˈsɪŋkrəˌnɪzəm, eɪ-)
 
n
a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times
 
a'synchronous
 
adj
 
a'synchronously
 
adv

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