Meaning of SYNCHRONOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'singkrunus
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- [adj] occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations"
- [adj] (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
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| | Synonyms: | | at the same time(p), coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, contemporaneous, contemporary, cooccurring, in parallel(p), parallel, simultaneous, synchronal, synchronic, synchronised, synchronized |
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| | Antonyms: | | asynchronous | | |
| | See Also: | | descriptive | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Syn"chro*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? time. Cf.
{Chronicle}.]
Happening at the same time; simultaneous. --
{Syn"chro*nous*ly}, adv.
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| | Definition: | | 1. Two or more processes that depend upon the occurrences of specific events such as common timing signals. 2. Occurring at the same time or at the same rate or with a regular or predictable time relationship or sequence. Opposite: asynchronous. |
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