isochronous

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If the impulses are not isochronous, the intensity of the note is increased.

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  • KB958149 - Performance decreases when you stream isochronous data on a —  Fulldls.com
  • 'FireWire has guaranteed isochronous bandwidth, which is ideal for machine vision applications requiring multiple cameras streaming with very low latency,' said Michael Gibbons,
  • The great Dutch scientist and clockmaker, Christiaan Huygens, realized that such an excessive movement of the pendulum would fail to make the clock's escapement isochronous. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • • KB958149 - Performance decreases when you stream isochronous data on a Windows-based computer that has a Texas Instruments (TI) IEEE 1394 host controller installed. —  Fulldls.com
  • Virtual USB Management - now any USB device is supported through the remote session on Windows and Linux end-points, including support for isochronous devices such as webcams and headsets —  Avastu Blog - Sustainable Global Clouds
 

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  1. from Greek ἰσόχρονος, equal in age or time, from ἴσος, equal, + χρόνος, time: see chronic.
 

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/aɪˈsɑkrənəs/
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