2013, Al Cooper,Sex and the Internet: A Guide Book for Clinicians, page215:
These cyberforums areasynchronous; that is, contributors post (i.e., publish a text message) without the need for fellow communicants to be online at the same time.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
(computing,communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
