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Synchronous : adj
1: 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" [syn: synchronal, synchronic]
[ant: asynchronous]
2: (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 [ant: asynchronous]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Synchronous : \Syn"chro*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; sy`n with _ ? time. Cf.
Chronicle.]
Happening at the same time; simultaneous. --
Syn"chro*nous*ly, adv.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Synchronous :
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)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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