synchronous operation
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synchronous operation
[′siŋ·krə·nəs ‚äp·ə′rā·shən] (electronics)
An operation that takes place regularly or predictably with respect to the occurrence of a particular event in another process.
In particular, an operation whose timing is controlled by pulses generated by an electronic clock.