asynchronous
asynch·ro·nous
adjective
1.
(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
2.
not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
Origin
From a- + synchronous.
Phrases
- asynchronous transfer mode
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