Of the same length of time; having the same duration.
ETYM Cf. French coďncident.
1. Matching point for point; SYN. coinciding.
2. Occurring or operating at the same time; SYN. coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous, at the same time.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a computer operation in which two or more processes (programs) have access to the microprocessor’s time and are therefore carried out nearly simultaneously. Because a microprocessor can work with much smaller units of time than people can perceive, concurrent processes appear to be occurring simultaneously but in reality are not.
ETYM Latin contemporaneus; con- + tempus time. Related to Temporal, Contemporaneous.
Occurring in the same period of time; SYN. contemporary.
Existing at same time.
ETYM Late Lat. simultim at the same time, from Latin simul. Related to Simulate.
Existing, happening, or done, at the same time.
ETYM Greek; syn with + kronos time. Related to Chronicle.
1. Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; SYN. synchronal, synchronic.
2. (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.
3. Pertaining to or happening at same time.
4. Regular. Most communication within a computer system is synchronous, controlled by the computer's own internal clock, while communication between computers is usually asynchronous. Synchronous telecommunications are, however, becoming more widely used.
As one who is the same age as another, as a contemporary
Simultaneously, synchronously, at the same time; accordantly
During the same period of time.