synchronous
AdjectiveUS[sing-kruh-nuhs]/ˈsɪŋkrənəs/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- 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”Synonyms: synchronalsynchronicSimilar coincident, coexistent, contemporaneous, synchronic, parallel, coetaneous, synchronizedSee also synchronic
- (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 transmissionsOpposite asynchronous
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Syn′chro·nous adjective
Origin: Gr. …; σύν with + … time. Cf. Chronicle.
Happening at the same time; simultaneous. — Syn′wb-a1′>′chro·nous·ly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
synchronous
<operating system, communications> 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.
(1996-04-11)