ASYNCHRONOUS
Scrabble letter values: A1S1Y4N1C3H4R1O1N1O1U1S1 = 20
Definition
- adjective (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices.
- adjective not synchronous.
Examples
- “timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself”
- “not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase”