Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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asynchronous | No | Yes | No | No |
synchronous | No | Yes | No | No |
asynchronous (adjective) | synchronous (adjective) |
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not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase |
(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 | (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions |