asynchronous transmission

American  

noun

Digital Technology.

1. electronic communication between digital devices, as two separate computers that run at different speeds, that requires start and stop bits for each character transmitted.

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Etymology

Origin of asynchronous transmission

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Asynchronous transmission allows a character to be sent at random after the preceding character has been sent, without regard to any timing device.

From Project Gutenberg

The ARPAnet no longer exists as a singular entity. asynchronous Transmission by individual bytes, not related to specific timing on the transmitting end. auto-magic Something which happens pseudo-automatically, and is usually too complex to go into any further than to say it happens ``auto-magically.'' backbone A high-speed connection within a network that connects shorter, usually slower circuits.

From Project Gutenberg