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Asynchrony is the state of not being synchronized. Contrast with synchronous or plesiochronous systems.
Examples:
- asynchronous circuit
- asynchronous communication
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
- asynchronous serial interfaces
- packet switched systems such as ethernet or internet protocol
- asynchronous computer APIs
- Collaborative editing systems
"Asynchrony"