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synchronous
CEFRB2
/ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/
adjective
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In plain English
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adjective
Happening at the same time.
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adjective
Extra detailInteracting with other elements in series; blocking; interacting with the same program or thread as other operations, thereby preventing those operations from resuming until the operation of interest is complete.
Examples
Over the years, the Moon has fallen into a synchronous orbit with Earth.
There is a synchronous tie between the motors in each machine room to ensure that the span remains level during raising and lowering.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
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Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningAt the same time, at the same frequency.
More examples
In contextPost is a “fire and forget” where the UI thread work is performed asynchronously; Send is synchronous in that the call blocks until the UI thread work has been performed.
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Origin
adjective
Borrowed from Late Latin synchronus, from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος (súnkhronos, “contemporaneous”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “with, together”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ous = synchrony + -ous; however, all related words (e.g., synchronic, synchrony, synchronicity, diachronous, diachronic, diachrony, diachronicity) were coined later, either as back-formations from, or otherwise by analogy with the surface analysis of, synchronous.