GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1.       
   Asynchronous (?), a. [Gr.  not + synchronous.] Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to synchronous.
   
   Syn. -- nonsynchronous, unsynchronized, unsynchronous.
   
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
   
   
   2. (Paleontology) occurring in different geologic times; -- of taxa/ synchronous
   
   Syn. -- allochronic
   
   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
   
   
   3. chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time or era
   
   Syn. -- anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic
   
   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
   
   
   4. (Computers) occurring at different speeds in different computers connected by a data transmission link; -- said of methods data of transmission between computers.  Opposite of synchronous.
   
   [PJC]