What does AM stand for?

Asynchronous Mode

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Information technology (IT) and computers

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The demonstration site includes separate synchronous and asynchronous endpoints, which allow full testing of all operations of the SPOC protocol in both synchronous and asynchronous modes.

United States: ePassport Leader Entrust Launches SPOC Online Demo to ...

As before, the machine comes equipped with the flexible dual transport that can be operated in synchronous or asynchronous mode.

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Discussions on complicated concepts, when conducted in asynchronous mode, can take many days, or even weeks, to complete.

The Pros and Cons of Chat Rooms

Get in sync with async Most online training is done in the asynchronous mode.

An online student's survival guide

Blackboard and WebCT, for example, allow students to download course materials, exchange documents, submit and receive assignments, and communicate with each other and the instructor in synchronous and asynchronous mode.

Blended courses: a mixed blessing

In an asynchronous mode of operation, I/Os are written to the primary storage system and then sent to one or more remote storage systems at some later point in time.

Data replication over the WAN

We have designed a room with the purpose of being able to package what has occurred in that room, delivering it in real time or in an asynchronous mode later on," Filion says.

College enrolment on upswing. (Sudbury)

Students reported enjoying collaborating more in the face-to-face mode compared to the asynchronous mode and reported that their face-to-face discussions were of higher quality than their asynchronous discussions.

Collaborative learning environments: Exploring student attitudes and ...