Definition
The quality or state of not occurring at the same time; events or processes that are not synchronized.
Etymology
From asynchronous (Greek 'a-' not + 'synchronos' happening at the same time) plus the suffix '-ism' indicating a state or condition. The term became formalized as electronic technology made timing mismatches increasingly relevant.
Kelly Says
Asynchronism explains why when you call someone across the world, there's a slight delay before they hear you speak—the radio waves take time to travel, creating a built-in asynchronism that makes real-time conversation weird on satellites!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስይንክሮን
a-si-n-kro-n
ARالعربية
أحادية الاتجاه
a-ḥa-dīa-t al-itjāh
BNবাংলা
অসিঙ্ক্রোন
o-si-n-kro-n
CACatalà
asincronisme
a-sin-kro-ni-sme
CSČeština
asynchronismus
a-si-kron-i-muhs
DADansk
asynkron
a-sin-kron
DEDeutsch
Asynchronismus
a-si-kron-i-muhs
ELΕλληνικά
ασύγχρονος
a-si-kro-nos
ESEspañol
asincrronismo
as-in-kron-is-moh
FAفارسی
نامتقارن
na-mot-ta-gar-n
FISuomi
asynkronisuus
a-sin-kron-isuus
FRFrançais
asynchronisme
a-si-kron-izm
GUGU
અસિન્ક્રોન
a-sin-kro-n
HAHA
asynchronous
a-si-n-khro-n-ous
HEעברית
א-סינכרוני
a-sin-khro-ni
HIहिन्दी
असंगति
a-san-gati
HUMagyar
aszinhrónia
a-zin-hronia
IDBahasa Indonesia
asimkronisme
a-sim-kro-ni-sme
IGIG
asynchronous
a-si-n-khro-n-ous
ITItaliano
asincronismo
a-sin-kro-ni-zmoh
KKKK
асинхронды
a-sin-khro-ndy
KMKM
អន្តរកម្ម
a-ntar-kam
MRMR
असिनक्रोन
a-sin-kro-n
MSBahasa Melayu
asimkron
a-sim-kron
MYမြန်မာ
အဆင့်ဆိုင်
a-seng-seng-sai
NLNederlands
asynchronisme
a-si-kron-i-sme
NONorsk
asynkron
a-sin-kron
PAPA
ਅਸિન્ક્રોਨ
a-sin-kro-n
PLPolski
asynchroniczny
a-sin-kron-i-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
asincronismo
a-sin-kro-ni-zmoh
RORomână
asincronism
a-sin-kro-nizm
RUРусский
асинхронизм
a-sin-khro-nizm
SVSvenska
asynkroni
a-sin-kro-nee
SWKiswahili
asynchronous
a-si-n-khro-n-ous
TAதமிழ்
சாற்றமில்லாத
sa-ar-ra-mil-la-a-tha
TEతెలుగు
సమకాలీనత
sa-ma-ka-lee-na-ta
THไทย
ความไม่สอดคล้อง
khwam mai sod khom
TLTL
di-a-syncron
di-a-sin-kron
TRTürkçe
asenkronizm
a-sen-kro-nizm
UKУкраїнська
асинхронізм
a-sin-khro-nizm
URاردو
عدم یکسانی
na-mum-i-k-sa-na-ti
VITiếng Việt
asynchronous
a-si-n-khro-n-ous
YOYO
asynchronous
a-si-n-khro-n-ous
ZUZU
asynchronous
a-si-n-khro-n-ous