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What does asynchronous mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word asynchronous? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
  2. (computing) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
  3. (computing) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
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This method could be loosely described as an asynchronous analog of the method described in Mangel and Adler.
Like e-mail, SMS is asynchronous, which allows users to respond when it is convenient.
It's like having an extended asynchronous conversation and being able to save what were once stray thoughts.
These localization patterns were consistently observed in each single cell of an asynchronous population.
The popularity of email stems largely from its user friendliness, efficiency, and versatility in facilitating asynchronous communication.
Far more use could be made of asynchronous communication to reduce interruptions.

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