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Asynchrony

Asynchrony is the state of not being synchronized. Contrast with synchronous or plesiochronous systems.

Examples:

Asynchronous communication
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Asynchronous serial interfaces[?]
Packet switched systems such as Ethernet or Internet protocol
Asynchronous computer APIs

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