asynchronous
/eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/ adjective C2- Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
- Allowing the node, program or thread of interest to continue during processing.
- Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other. · Near-synonym: in parallel
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