asynchronism
Out of sync
Asynchronism is the state of not being synchronized—events or processes occurring at different times or rates rather than in coordination.
The term appears in technical contexts where timing matters: computing, telecommunications, film and audio production.
An asynchronism between sound and image means the audio doesn't match the visuals.
The word is rarer than its adjective form asynchronous.
Period of falling behind
- latencyDelay in system response
- delayEnforced waiting period
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- desynchronizationLoss of coordinated timing
out-of-sync · skew · drift · mismatch · buffering · jitter · stagger · decoupling
Sending written digital communications
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- promiseCommitment to act
- awaitRemain expectant for
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
notification · queue · email · voicemail · forum · threaded · store-and-forward · batch
Incompatible combination
- incongruityLack of harmony
- misalignmentImproper positioning relative to reference
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
inconsistency · deviation · dissonance · anachronism · disjunction · discontinuity · irregularity · nonconformity
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-pacedControlled by the learner
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- non-blockingExecutes without waiting
parallel · concurrent · distributed · disconnected · autonomous · modular · event-driven · deferred
lag
Period of falling behind
desynchronization · out-of-sync · skew · drift · mismatch · buffering · jitter · stagger · decoupling
messaging
Sending written digital communications
polling · notification · queue · email · voicemail · forum · threaded · store-and-forward · batch · one-way
mismatch
Incompatible combination
- incongruityLack of harmony
- misalignmentImproper positioning relative to reference
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
disparity · inconsistency · deviation · dissonance · anachronism · disjunction · discontinuity · irregularity · nonconformity · variance
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-pacedControlled by the learner
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
non-blocking · parallel · concurrent · distributed · disconnected · autonomous · modular · event-driven · deferred · on-demand
asynchronismsynchronism
State of temporal correspondence
synchrony · synchronization · simultaneity · synchronicity · synchronisation
chronic, chronicle, synchronize, chronology, synchronous, synchronized, chronometer, synchronicity, synchronization