async

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A form of asynchronous — Not synchronous; occurring at different times.

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Meanings

adjectiveasync (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparablecomputingAbbreviation of asynchronous.

    The tradeoff is that the first time an async event causes a scheduling point, it incurs the thread creation overhead that it has avoided.

    2002, Peter Dibble, Real-time Java platform programming

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
asynchronous

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

async. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/async

MLA

“async.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/async. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “async,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/async.

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