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💬 A delayed process ⏳ Not at same time
async

async

7.4
Happening at a different time rather than at the same time, often in programming
  • adjective
  • /ˈeɪsɪŋk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : asíncrono
  • I think async IO is a special case because it sort of allows overlapping IO and only IO.

I'll, I'll, I'll stick to typing in the async IO and the faster interpreter.

Examples

  • By processing requests async, the server can handle multiple users at the same time more efficiently.

  • So this code that we posted async to that queue can't do UI here.

  • However, surprisingly you won't be doing dispatch queue global dot async as much as you think.

  • I'll, I'll, I'll stick to typing in the async IO and the faster interpreter.

    Lex Fridman

  • The application runs updates async to ensure that users can continue their work without interruption.

  • Developers often implement features async to improve the overall responsiveness of their apps.

Synonyms

asynchronous
vsasync
3 7.9

Not happening at the same time, for example a course you study on your own schedule

is the shortened computing form used as adjective or adverb
asynchronously
vsasync
1 7.3

At different times so things do not need to wait for each other

is the same idea but as a compact computing term usable as adj or adv
unsynchronized
vsasync
1 7.0

Happening at different times from something else

focuses more on general lack of synchronization than computing usage
nonsynchronous
vsasync
7.9

Happening at a different time from something else

is the brief technical variant often used in computing contexts
unsynchronous
vsasync
8.8

Happening at different times, not at the same time

is the compact computing form emphasizing technical adjective or adverb use

Antonyms

synchronous
  • Specialized
4 7.0

Needing a shared clock so devices send data at the same time

How Synchronous

synchronous
4 7.4
async
  • Specialized
7.4

Surface Forms

async positive

Morphology

async = sync (semi-transparent) = a + sync

Derivable for learners who know the computing term 'sync' (synchronization) and the negative prefix 'a-', but the clipped form and informal usage may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Async comes from asynchronous, formed from a- meaning 'not' and sync meaning 'same time'. So in computing an async function runs 'not at the same time' as other code, which lets the app do more than one thing at once.