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asynchronous
[ey-sing-kruh-nuhs]
adjective
not occurring at the same time.
The factory has two asynchronous production lines with end products paired in final assembly and shipped to buyers.
(especially in education) occurring or able to be completed independently according to a person’s own self-paced schedule or within a broad window of time, but not coordinated to be completed in real time with another participant.
Distance learners may earn participation points by attending real-time video chats, or by posting messages and replies in asynchronous discussion boards.
Digital Technology.Ìýrelating to or being a computer operation that can occur independently, without waiting for another event.
Asynchronous responses are returned to the client side without blocking for the completion of the database processing request.
Computers, Telecommunications.Ìýof, relating to, or operating without the use of fixed-time intervals coordinated by a clock, as data transmitted one byte or character at a time.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- asynchronously adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of asynchronous1
Example Sentences
Our digital feeds are asynchronous, hindered by advertisements and algorithms that either show us exactly what we want or desperately try to turn us onto something new.
Gifted children, more than others, tend to shine in certain ways and struggle in others, a phenomenon known as asynchronous development.
That type of asynchronous communication can make people feel anxious as they wait for a reply.
The data from the event camera is coupled to a different type of AI system, called an asynchronous graph neural network, which is particularly apt for analyzing 3-D data that change over time.
The certification programs are each six months long and are asynchronous, an online system by which a student can learn on his or her own schedule.
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When To Use
Asynchronous refers to something not occurring at the same time as another thing.The opposite of asynchronous is synchronous, which means “occurring at the same time†or “simultaneous.†A face-to-face conversation is considered synchronous, because people are communicating in real time, whereas corresponding over email and text message—where the recipient can respond at a later time—is asynchronous.Example: The server could only download updates for each game asynchronously, one after the other.
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