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English Dictionary: synchronous	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
synchronous adj 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(s): synchronous, synchronal, synchronic Antonym(s): asynchronous (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(s): asynchronous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Synchronous \Syn"chronous\, a. [Gr. [?]; sy`n with + [?] time. Cf. {Chronicle}.] Happening at the same time; simultaneous. -- {Syn"chronous*ly}, adv.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
synchronous 1. Two or more processes that depend upon the occurrences of specific events such as common timing signals. 2. Occurring at the same time or at the same rate or with a regular or predictable time relationship or sequence. Opposite: {asynchronous}. (1996-04-11)