asynchronous
adjective
asyn·chro·nous
(ˌ)ā-ˈsiŋ-krə-nəs 
-ˈsin-
1
: not simultaneous or concurrent in time : not synchronous
asynchronous sound
2
: of, used in, or being digital (see digital sense 4) communication (as between computers) in which there is no timing requirement for transmission and in which the start of each character is individually signaled by the transmitting device
asynchronously
adverb
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To Stay Visible The Microsoft researchers also found that communication shifted away from real-time interaction toward asynchronous communication.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The most rampant abuse is generally with the asynchronous online courses where students are faceless.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
The framework is an implementation of the ASGI (asynchronous server gateway interface), which allows large numbers of requests to be efficiently processed simultaneously.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
These collaborative activities across multiple trajectories can be both synchronous and asynchronous.
—Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The most rampant abuse is generally with the asynchronous online courses where students are faceless.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
The framework is an implementation of the ASGI (asynchronous server gateway interface), which allows large numbers of requests to be efficiently processed simultaneously.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
These collaborative activities across multiple trajectories can be both synchronous and asynchronous.
—Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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“Asynchronous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asynchronous. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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