asynchronous

形容词 adj.
/eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/    /eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  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

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.
English a-
English synchronous
English asynchronous
From a- + synchronous.
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