But Word 2007 is backward compatible, meaning it was designed to work with previous versions. You can work with and save Word 2007 documents in the format of previous versions (97-2003)â¦these documents are saved with the .doc file extension. This is called compatibility mode.ut Word 2007 is backward compatible, meaning it was designed to work with previous versions. You can work with and save Word 2007 documents in the format of previous versions (97-2003)â¦these documents are saved with the .doc file extension. This is called compatibility mode.
asynchronous - (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself.
Definition of asynchronous. 1 : not simultaneous or concurrent in time : not synchronous asynchronous sound. 2 : of, used in, or being digital (see digital 4) communication (as between computers) in which there is no timing requirement for transmission and in which the start of each character is individually signaled by the transmitting device.