bi·syn·chro·nous | \ (ˌ)bī-ˈsiŋ-krə-nəs 
, -ˈsin- \
, -ˈsin- \Definition of bisynchronous
of digital communications
: being synchronous communication in which information is coded in binary form
Installed earlier this year, it exists in tandem with its precursor, several lines of a bisynchronous network that was already straining under the weight of heightened capacity earlier in the year.— Stan M. Reaves, Wall Street & Technology, January 1998
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