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Synchrony and Asynchrony

Cheryl A. Casey

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Abstract This entry describes synchrony and asynchrony as the temporal modalities of different communication media. It reviews how these modalities affect a medium's contribution to communication behaviors. Each major communication form (oral, written/printed, electronic, and digital) is considered, with particular attention paid to the distinctions between synchrony and asynchrony in computer‐mediated communication (CMC). The entry concludes with a review of the significant research applications of synchrony and asynchrony in CMC studies and theory development.

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Abstract This entry describes synchrony and asynchrony as the temporal modalities of different communication media. It reviews how these modalities affect a medium's contribution to communication behaviors. Each major communication form (oral, written/printed, electronic, and digital) is considered, with particular attention paid to the distinctions between synchrony and asynchrony in computer‐mediated communication (CMC). The entry concludes with a review of the significant research applications of synchrony and asynchrony in CMC studies and theory development.

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Abstract This entry describes synchrony and asynchrony as the temporal modalities of different communication media. It reviews how these modalities affect a medium's contribution to communication behaviors. Each major communication form (oral, written/printed, electronic, and digital) is considered, with particular attention paid to the distinctions between synchrony and asynchrony in computer‐mediated communication (CMC). The entry concludes with a review of the significant research applications of synchrony and asynchrony in CMC studies and theory development.

Key concepts: Asynchrony (computer programming), Modalities, Computer science, Communication, Psychology, Cognitive psychology, Asynchronous communication, Telecommunications

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