Associations to the word «Asynchronous»

Wiktionary

ASYNCHRONOUS, adjective. Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
ASYNCHRONOUS, adjective. (computing) (of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
ASYNCHRONOUS, adjective. (computing) (communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE, noun. A broadband voice and data technology with quality (class) of service QoS transmission for sending and receiving voice, data, and multimedia information over a fiber-optic network.

Dictionary definition

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, adjective. Not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.