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asynchronous communication

[ey-ˈsiŋ-krə-nəs kə-ˈmyü-ni-ˈkā-shən]
noun
comunicação assíncrona
1. Communication where messages are exchanged with a time delay, not requiring real-time interaction between participants
Email is a form of asynchronous communication because the sender and receiver do not need to be online at the same time.
O e-mail é uma forma de comunicação assíncrona porque o remetente e o destinatário não precisam estar online ao mesmo tempo.
2. A communication method in computing where processes or tasks do not occur simultaneously or in a predetermined sequence
Asynchronous communication allows developers to handle multiple operations without blocking the main thread.
A comunicação assíncrona permite que os desenvolvedores lidem com múltiplas operações sem bloquear a thread principal.
Synonyms
delayed communicationnon-real-time communicationmessage-based communication
Antonyms
synchronous communicationreal-time communicationlive communication

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
comunicação assíncrona
Standard term used in Brazilian Portuguese tech and academic contexts
São Paulo
comunicação assíncrona
Common in business and technology sectors
Portugal
comunicação assíncrona
Standard European Portuguese term, same as Brazilian usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

time-shifted communication
message queuing
fire and forget messaging
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