- Synchronous
- Synchronous Syn"chro*nous, a. [Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? time. Cf. {Chronicle}.] Happening at the same time; simultaneous. -- {Syn"chro*nous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
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Synchronous
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synchronous — index concurrent (at the same time), congruous, contemporaneous, simultaneous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
synchronous — 1660s, existing or happening at the same time, from L.L. synchronus simultaneous, from Gk. synchronos happening at the same time, from syn together + khronos time. Meaning recurring at the same successive instants of time is attested from 1670s … Etymology dictionary
synchronous — *coeval, coetaneous, contemporaneous, *contemporary, simultaneous, coincident, concomitant, concurrent … New Dictionary of Synonyms
synchronous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing or occurring at the same time. 2) referring to a satellite which revolves in its orbit in exactly the same time as the primary body rotates on its axis. DERIVATIVES synchronously adverb. ORIGIN Greek sunkhronos, from sun… … English terms dictionary
synchronous — [siŋ′krənəs, sin′krənəs] adj. [LL synchronus < Gr synchronos: see SYNCHRONIZE] 1. happening at the same time; occurring together; simultaneous 2. having the same period between movements, occurrences, etc.; having the same rate and phase, as… … English World dictionary
synchronous — syn|chro|nous [ˈsıŋkrənəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: synchronos, from Greek, from syn ( SYN ) + chronos time ] if two or more things are synchronous, they happen at the same time or work at the same speed … Dictionary of contemporary English
synchronous — adjective a synchronous signal on a computer is one in which the time between one bit 1 (12) and the next is the same … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
synchronous — sinchroninis statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Vykstantis tuo pačiu laiko ritmu, kaip ir kiti tuo pat metu vykstantys susiję procesai. Pavyzdžiui, procesai, vykstantys procesoriuje, yra sinchroniniai. Juos sinchronizuoja taktų generatorius … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
synchronous — Having a constant time interval between successive bits, characters, or vents. Most mainframes use synchronous communications … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
synchronous — adj. (often foll. by with) existing or occurring at the same time. Phrases and idioms: synchronous motor Electr. a motor having a speed exactly proportional to the current frequency. Derivatives: synchronously adv. Etymology: LL synchronus f. Gk… … Useful english dictionary
