asynchronous
/eɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/
adj 3
Collocations
2VERB + ASYNCHRONOUS
know
ASYNCHRONOUS + NOUN
contributors
Definitions
adj
1
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
These cyberforums are asynchronous; that is, contributors post (i.e., publish a text message) without the need for fellow communicants to be online at the same time.
2
Allowing the client to continue during processing.
3
Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
Near-synonym: in parallel
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
- synchronous
- synchronal
- synchronic
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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These cyberforums are asynchronous; that is, contributors post (i.e., publish a text message) without the need for fellow communicants to be online at the same time.
Wiktionary02
Near-synonym: in parallel
Wiktionary03
I'm taking remedial English classes, and they expect me to know what "asynchronous" means.
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