sync

Clipping of synchronization or synchrony.

Noun

  1. Clipping of synchronization or synchrony.
  2. Harmony.
  3. A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films.

Origin

Clipping of synchronization.

Forms

syncs synch

Derived

composite sync in sync lip sync lip-sync multisync off sync on sync out of sync sync on green syncword V-sync

Verb

  1. To synchronize, especially in the senses of data synchronization, time synchronization, or synchronizing music with video.
    • Our cloud storage automatically syncs your files to all your devices.
    • He synced his phone to the laptop to transfer data about the field trip.
  2. To flush all pending I/O operations to disk.

Forms

syncs syncing synching synced synched sunk synch

Derived

sync up