asynchronous
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Some classes were asynchronous while others required Zoom meetings and an occasional campus meetup.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
It could be that they provide people living in different time zones with a way of keeping in touch that's more asynchronous than phone calls, but more personal than texts.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Texting is asynchronous, but expectations are for immediate replies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
Our digital feeds are asynchronous, hindered by advertisements and algorithms that either show us exactly what we want or desperately try to turn us onto something new.
From Salon • May 22, 2025
Examples are NickServ, which tries to prevent random users from adopting nicks already claimed by others, and MsgServ, which allows one to send asynchronous messages to be delivered when the recipient signs on.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Vocabulary lists containing asynchronous
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