Hypertext Webster Gateway: "synchronous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Synchronous \Syn"chro*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? time. Cf.
{Chronicle}.]
Happening at the same time; simultaneous. --
{Syn"chro*nous*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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