synchronous

From Ancient Greek σύγχρονος (súnkhronos, “contemporaneous”), from σῠν- (sun-, “with, together”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

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• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/

synchronous (comparative more synchronous, superlative most synchronous)

1. At the same time, at the same frequency.
2. (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.

• (at the same time or frequency): simultaneous, in phase, in synch, in step
• (single-threaded): blocking, modal, single-threaded

• (at the same time or frequency): asynchronous, antisynchronous
• (single-threaded): asynchronous

• Sun-synchronous