Isochronous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Isochronous \I*soch"ro*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'i`sos equal + ? time.]
     Same as {Isochronal}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  isochronous
       adj : equal in duration or interval; "the oscillations were
             isochronal" [syn: {isochronal}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  isochronous
       
           /i:-sok'rn-*s/ A form of data transmission
          that guarantees to provide a certain minimum {data rate}, as
          required for time-dependent data such as {video} or {audio}.
       
          Isochronous transmission transmits asynchronous data over a
          synchronous data link so that individual characters are only
          separated by a whole number of bit-length intervals.  This is
          in contrast to {asynchronous} transmission, in which the
          characters may be separated by arbitrary intervals, and with
          {synchronous} transmission [which does what?].
       
          {Asynchronous Transfer Mode} and {High Performance Serial Bus}
          can provide isochronous service.
       
          Compare: {plesiochronous}.
       
          [ANIXTER, LAN Magazine 7.93]
       
          [Better explanation?]
       
          (1999-03-12)