sync

English

Alternative forms

• synch

Etymology

Clipping of synchronization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋk
• Homophone: sink

Noun

sync (usually uncountable, plural syncs)

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

Translations

synchronization — see synchronization

Verb

sync (third-person singular simple present syncs, present participle synching or syncing, simple past and past participle synched or synced)

1. (informal) To synchronize.
2. (informal, computing) To flush all pending I/O operations to disk.

Translations

synchronize — see synchronize

Derived terms

• in sync
• out of sync