synchronous
has definitions from the field of digital communication
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[ adjective ] occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
Synonyms Examples "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A. "a synchronous set of clocks" "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight" "synchronous oscillations" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)Thus , a low intensity of hypothalamic cortical discharges prevails in sleep and a high one during wakefulness , resulting in synchronous EEG potentials in the former and asynchrony in the latter condition . |
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[ adjective ] (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions
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