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Synchronous vs Syncytium - What's the difference?

synchronous | syncytium |

As an adjective synchronous

is at the same time, at the same frequency.

As a noun syncytium is

(biology) a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei.

synchronous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • At the same time, at the same frequency.
  • (computing, of communication) Single-threaded; blocking; occurring in the same thread as other computations, thereby preventing those computations from resuming until the communication is complete.
  • Synonyms

    * (at the same time or frequency) * (single-threaded)

    Antonyms

    * (at the same time or frequency) * (single-threaded)

    syncytium

    Alternative forms

    * syncitium

    Noun

    (syncytia)
  • (biology) A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei.
  • Synonyms

    * coenocyte