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]