synchronous
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synchronous
- /ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ Australia, Canada, US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin synchronus, from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος (súnkhronos, “contemporaneous”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “with, together”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ous = synchrony + -ous; however, all related words (e.g., synchronic, synchrony, synchronicity, diachronous, diachronic, diachrony, diachronicity) were coined later, either as back-formations from, or otherwise by analogy with the surface analysis of, synchronous.
adjective more synchronous · most synchronous
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At the same time, at the same frequency.
But in these pictures it was possible for all the incidents to coexist at the one moment. In the 'Release of Peter' this was not possible. The waking and astonished soldiers to the left might be looking upon the miracle of the centre, but the escape of the Apostle over their recumbent bodies could n
Similar: simultaneous, in phase, in sync, in step, synchronised, nonasynchronous, metachronous · Opposite: asynchronous, antisynchronous
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Interacting with other elements in series; blocking; interacting with the same program or thread as other operations, thereby preventing those operations from resuming until the operation of interest is complete.
Post is a “fire and forget” where the UI thread work is performed asynchronously; Send is synchronous in that the call blocks until the UI thread work has been performed.
Similar: blocking, modal · Opposite: asynchronous
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: synchronic, concurrent, coincident, simultaneous, coexistent, coinciding, coetaneous, coeval, contemporary, contemporaneous, synchronal, coincidental, synchronized, parallel, coexisting, cooccurring
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Every language
adj at the same time
| Español | síncrono, sincrónico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 同時的 /同时的 tóngshí de, 同步的 tóngbù de |
| Português | síncrono |
| Français | synchrone |
| Deutsch | synchron |
| Italiano | sincrono |
| Ελληνικά | σύγχρονος sýnchronos |
| Română | sincron, în același timp |
| Русский | синхро́нный sinxrónnyj |
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