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asynchronous
[āsing′krənəs]
Etymology: Gk, a + synchronos, not simultaneous
(of an event or device) a computer operation in one command performed in response to a signal that the previous command has been completed. One operation is completed before the next is initiated.


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Real-time, or immediate, replication can be either synchronous (data is written to both storage devices at the same time, and the write operation isn't complete until both devices have completed writing) or asynchronous (data is written to both storage devices at once, although the write operation is considered complete when the primary storage device has completed writing).
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