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asymptote |
asymptotic |
asymptotically |
asynartete |
asynchronism |
asynchronous
| asynchronous operation
| asynchronous transfer mode
| asynchrony
| asynclitism
| asyndetic
asynchronous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective asynchronous has 2 senses
- asynchronous(a = adj.all) Array - (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; Array Antonym: synchronous
- asynchronous(a = adj.all) Array - not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; Array Antonym: synchronous
CIDE DICTIONARY
asynchronous, a. [Gr. not + synchronous.].
- Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to
synchronous . [Webster 1913 Suppl.] - occurring in different geologic times; -- of taxa/ [WordNet 1.5]
- chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time or era [WordNet 1.5]
- occurring at different speeds in different computers connected by a data transmission link; -- said of methods data of transmission between computers. Opposite of
synchronous . [PJC]
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