Found 2 items, similar to Asynchronous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: asynchronous asynchronous adj 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 [ant: synchronous] 2: not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase [ant: synchronous]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Asynchronous Asynchronous \A*syn"chro*nous\, a. [Gr. ? not + synchronous.] Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to synchronous. Syn: nonsynchronous, unsynchronized, unsynchronous. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Paleontology) occurring in different geologic times; -- of taxa/ synchronous Syn: allochronic [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 3. chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time or era Syn: anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 4. (Computers) 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]