In computers, asynchronous processes do not keep the same clock. They happen at different times, or at different speeds, and one does not have to wait for the other to finish before it starts.

In computers在電腦裡 asynchronous processesasynchronous非同步的程序 do not keep the same clock不會共用同一個時鐘 They happen at different times, or at different speeds它們可能在不同的時間、或用不同的速度發生 and one does not have to wait for the other to finish before it starts其中一個不必等另一個做完才能開始

A live phone call is the opposite: both people must be there at once. An asynchronous job on a machine is more like leaving a message: the work runs when it can, while you keep doing something else.

A live phone call is the opposite現場的電話通話正好相反 both people must be there at once兩個人必須同時在線上 An asynchronous job on a machine機器上的asynchronous工作 is more like leaving a message比較像留言 the work runs when it can工作在它能執行的時候執行 while you keep doing something else而你可以同時做別的事

Programmers talk about asynchronous requests, downloads, and tasks.

Programmers talk about程式設計師會談論 asynchronous requestsasynchronous的requests請求 downloadsdownloads下載 and tasks和tasks工作

Though actually, students in Taiwan may meet the word first in class, not in code — “asynchronous learning,” where you watch the lesson later instead of sitting in the live hour. That is the same idea stretched out of the machine and onto people. The computer sense is the home meaning; the classroom sense is a later, looser use that became very common.

Though actually不過其實 students in Taiwan may meet the word first in class, not in code台灣的學生可能是先在課堂上、而不是在程式碼裡遇到這個字 "asynchronous learning,"asynchronous learning非同步學習 where you watch the lesson later instead of sitting in the live hour也就是之後才看課程，而不是坐在現場的那一堂課 That is the same idea stretched out of the machine and onto people這是同一個概念，從機器延伸到了人身上 The computer sense is the home meaning電腦上的意思是它的本義 the classroom sense is a later, looser use課堂上的意思則是後來、比較寬鬆的用法 that became very common但變得很常見

The word is technical. In casual talk people often just say “not live” or “in the background.”

The word is technical這個字很技術性 In casual talk people often just say平常說話大家通常只會說 "not live"not live不是即時 or "in the background"或in the background在背景執行