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asynchronous

Pronunciation: /eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/

The English word “asynchronous” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
  2. Allowing the node, program or thread of interest to continue during processing.
  3. Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.

Etymology

From a- + synchronous.

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