asynchronous operation

/eɪˌsɪŋkrənəs ˈɑpəˌreɪʃən/
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Definitions of asynchronous operation
  1. noun
    operations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other events
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    antonyms:
    synchronous operation
    operations that are initiated predictably by a clock
    type of:
    operation
    (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
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