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Asynchronous

1. In computing, describing a process that occurs independently of other processes.

2. In telecommunications, describing two signals within a network or between two networks that are sent at different times.

3. More generally, describing two or more events that occur at a different time or something that occurs at the wrong time.

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The definition of synchronous and metachronous tumors is different in literature.

Triple synchronous malignant tumors of colon, appendix and liver: A case report with literature review

Additional advantages that synchronous belt drives offer design engineers include:

Gates Corporation Releases New White Paper on Synchronous Belt Drives Designed for Roller Chain Applications

Team teaching in a synchronous environment allows the primary instructor to be devoted to instruction rather than to any number of distractions that could come along during class time.

The Synchronous Trainer's Survival Guide: Facilitating Successful Live and Online Courses, Meetings, and Events

Synchronous torque motors have been available for several years in a number of standard diameters and lengths.

Shh ... can you hear the new extruder motors? Silent, space-saving, energy-efficient, and high-torque, a new generation of ring-shaped motors is gaining a foothold in extrusion. A couple of hundred are already in use. Though most machine builders are reacting cautiously, adventurous processors are using them happily

We recognize that nightly tape backup is not adequate for protecting one of our most critical applications, but we can't afford synchronous hardware.

Protecting e-mail by software replication

Synchronous replication is where every write from the application is sent to the local disk system, which sends it to the remote storage system.

Data replication

As a result, synchronous optical network/synchronous digital hierarchy (SONET/SDH) has become a dominant standard on the optical networks.

Increasing Demand for Bandwidth Drives Adoption of MAN Technologies

Synchronous replication is when every write to the local storage is also written to the remote storage device before the I/O is acknowledged to the application.

TCO issues in disk technologies part 2: ROI

SDH Principles" introduces the fundamental principles of the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) as employed in modern broadband networks.

Understand the Fundamental Principles of Synchronous Digital Hierarchy in Modern Broadband Networks

In a synchronous mirroring environment, each time an application attempts to write data to disk, the transaction is sent to both the local and remote storage devices in parallel.

Cost-effective disaster recovery: with snapshot-enhanced, any-to-any data mirroring

Transmission Principles" introduces the principles of synchronous transmission techniques as employed in modern long-haul networks.

Gain Valuable Knowledge on Transmission Principles with New E-Learning Course

Data replication can occur in a synchronous, asynchronous, or semi-synchronous mode of operation.