asynchronous meaning

UK US /ˈeɪsɪŋkrənəs/ 4 syllables

asynchronous (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.

asynchronous has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

asynchronous as an adjective

  1. (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

    Opposite: synchronous

  2. not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase

    Opposite: synchronous

    Similar: allochronic, anachronic, nonsynchronous, serial

How to pronounce asynchronous

asynchronous is pronounced /ˈeɪsɪŋkrənəs/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

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