title: Asynchrony
text: # Asynchrony
  
  Asynchrony is the state of not being in synchronization.
  
  Asynchrony or asynchronous may refer to:
  
  ## Electronics and computing
  
  * Asynchrony (computer programming), the occurrence of events independent of the main program flow, and ways to deal with such events
     * Async/await
  * Asynchronous system, a system having no global clock, instead operating under distributed control
     * Asynchronous circuit, a sequential digital logic circuit not governed by a clock circuit or signal
     * Asynchronous communication, transmission of data without the use of an external clock signal
  * Asynchronous cellular automaton, a mathematical model of discrete cells which update their state independently
  * Asynchronous operation, a sequence of operations executed out of time coincidence with any event
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Asynchrony (game theory), when players in games update their strategies at different time intervals
  * Asynchronous learning, an educational method in which the teacher and student are separated in time
  * Asynchronous motor, a type of electric motor
  * Asynchronous multiplayer, a form of multiplayer gameplay in video games
  * Asynchronous muscles, muscles in which there is no one-to-one relationship between stimulation and contraction
  * Collaborative editing or asynchronous editing, the practice of groups producing works together through individual contributions
  