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:

     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, →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.

Related terms

• diachronically
• synchronically
• synchronization
• synchronized (adjective)