- 1
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.not-comparable
- These cyberforums are asynchronous; that is, contributors post (i.e., publish a text message) without the need for fellow communicants to be online at the same time.
- 2
Allowing the node, program or thread of interest to continue during processing.not-comparable
- 3
Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.not-comparable
- Near-synonym: in parallel
syn. async · asynch · metachronous
ant. synchronous