01 a. Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to synchronous.
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1.
Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to synchronous.
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2.
occurring in different geologic times; -- of taxa/(Paleontology)
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3.
chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time or era
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4.
occurring at different speeds in different computers connected by a data transmission link; -- said of methods data of transmission between computers. Opposite of synchronous.(Computers)
Syn.
nonsynchronous, unsynchronized, unsynchronous. — Syn. -- allochronic — Syn. -- anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic