Plesiochronous

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

  plesiochronous
       
           Nearly synchronised, a term describing a
          communication system where transmitted signals have the same
          nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks.
       


          According to {ITU-T} {standards}, corresponding signals are
          plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at
          nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being
          constrained within specified limits.
       
          [Pronunciation?  /ples'ee-oh-kroh'nus/?]
       
          (1995-03-02)