asynchronous
adjective
Simple meaning
About a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈeɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs
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Definition
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adjective
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
Not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
computingof a request or a message
Allowing the client to continue during processing.
computingcommunication
Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
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This 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
Used this way, asynchronous is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technology contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
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Operations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other events.
A means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds.
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