asynchronous

• Qualifie des événements ou des processus qui ne se produisent pas en même temps ; en informatique, se réfère à des opérations qui peuvent s'exécuter indépendamment, sans attendre la fin d'autres processus.

Describes events or processes that do not occur at the same time; in computing, it refers to operations that can happen independently without waiting for other processes to complete.

1. Digital communicationB2formalIT

   Relating to a transmission method where devices do not share a common clock; timing is derived from special characters within the data stream.

   Transmission asynchrone

   • Asynchronous communication is common in serial data transfer.
   • The modem uses asynchronous transmission to send data.
   • In asynchronous protocols, start and stop bits frame each character.

   Antonymessynchronous

2. Not simultaneousB2formal

   Not occurring or existing at the same time; lacking synchronization in time or phase.

   non simultané

   • The two events were asynchronous, happening hours apart.
   • Asynchronous learning allows students to study at their own pace.
   • The dancers' movements were asynchronous, creating a chaotic effect.

   Synonymesconcurrentnonsynchronousunsynchronized

   Antonymessimultaneoussynchronizedsynchronous