asynchronous computer

Definitions

Aviation

• noun a computer which does not process information according to the internal clock

Computing

• noun a computer that changes from one operation to the next according to signals received when the process is finished
• noun a computer in which a process starts on the arrival of signals or data rather than on a clock pulse

Electronics

• A computer in which each operation starts as a result of another being completed, as opposed to having events controlled by a clock-generated synchronization signal.

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Contexts for “asynchronous computer”

4 definitions in context
• Aviation
• Computing
• Electronics