synchronous
adj.
occurring at the same time, simultaneous, coincident, concurrent, contemporaneous
Synchronicity (disambiguation)
synchronous
Adjective
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"
(synonym) synchronal, synchronic
(antonym) asynchronous
(similar) coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous
(see-also) synchronic, descriptive
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
(antonym) asynchronous
Synchronous
(a.)
Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
synchronous
1. Pertaining to the relationship of two or more repetitive signals that have simultaneous occurrences of significant instants. (
188 ) Note: "
Isochronous " and "
anisochronous " pertain to characteristics. "Synchronous " and "asynchronous " pertain to relationships. 2. Pertaining to
synchronism (def.#2).