synchronously

synchronously

English

Etymology

    From synchronous + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋkɹənəsli/
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    Adverb

    synchronously (comparative more synchronously, superlative most synchronously)

    1. In a synchronous manner; carried out or occurring with synchrony; in phase or at the same time.
      Synonyms: (at the same time) simultaneously, in parallel
      Antonym: asynchronously
      Coordinate term: diachronously
      • 2009 September 1, Natalie Angier, “Skipping Spouse to Spouse Isn’t Just a Man’s Game”, in The New York Times[1]:
        Sequentially or synchronously, he-men consort polygynously.
      • 2020, Elton Stoneman, “Chapter 21: Asynchronous communication with a message queue”, in Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches[2], →ISBN, Section 21.1: What is asynchronous messaging?:
        Software components usually communicate synchronously--the client makes a connection to the server, sends a request, waits for the server to send a response, and then closes the connection.

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