asynchronous computer
Definitions
Aviation
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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