asynchronous

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /eɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/

Adjective

asynchronous (not comparable)

1. Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
2. (computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
3. (computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.

Synonyms

• async (colloquial)
• asynch (colloquial)
• metachronous

Antonyms

• synchronous

Translations

• French: asynchrone
• Italian: asincrono
• Portuguese: assíncrono
• Russian: асинхро́нный
• Spanish: asíncrono, asincrónico

Translations

• French: asynchrone

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