GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Asynchronous , a. [Gr.  not + synchronous.] Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to synchronous.
   Syn. -- nonsynchronous, unsynchronized, unsynchronous.
   Webster 1913 Suppl.
   (Paleontology) occurring in different geologic times; -- of taxa/ synchronous
   Syn. -- allochronic
   WordNet 1.5
   +PJC
   chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time or era
   Syn. -- anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic
   WordNet 1.5
   +PJC
   (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