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sync

[ singk ]

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noun

synchronization, or the condition of moving, operating, acting, etc., at the same rate and exactly together (usually preceded by in or out of ):
The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
harmony or harmonious relationship (usually preceded by in or out of ):
Management wants to be in sync with the client's wishes.
Computers. the process of connecting devices or computers, or of uploading data from one to the other or to a network or data store, so that all connected devices and repositories share current data:
You can disconnect your phone from the computer after the sync finishes.

verb (used with object)

Also . Computers.
1. to connect (devices or computers) so that they share current data, often the data generated by a particular app and stored on one of the devices or computers:
  Every few days I sync my fitness tracker with my computer so my averages are updated on the computer.
2. to upload (data) from one device or computer to another, or to a network or data store, so that all connected devices and repositories share current data:
  This app lets you sync your photos across multiple devices.
  When several of us are working on code in the same program, we have to sync changes frequently.
to synchronize, or cause to move, operate, act, etc., at the same rate and exactly together:
The cheerleaders and baton twirlers synced their movements perfectly to the band.
to harmonize or align:
It is extremely important to sync your priorities with those of your teammates.

verb (used without object)

Also . Computers. to initiate or undergo a connection between devices or computers, or with a network or data store, to share current data:
Your computer needs to sync with a server on the west coast at the end of each day’s work.
to be in or come into harmony or alignment:
Despite my fears, my new roommate and I synced almost right away.
Project management should sync with organizational strategy so we all know how to plan.

sync

/ sɪŋk /

verb

See synchronize
an informal word for synchronize

noun

See synchronization
an informal word for synchronization See synchronization
in sync
out of sync

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sync¹

First recorded in 1930–35; shortened from synchronize ( def )

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Example Sentences

The higher your score, the more likely it is that you can lip-sync along to the “Checkers” Speech.

From The Daily Beast

Does it matter whether Taylor Swift wants me to inflate my Internet notoriety by doing a dumb thing where I lip sync to her music?

From The Daily Beast

Bass once suffered the indignity of being the third hottest member of 'N Sync, widely considered to be less hot than JC Chasez.

From The Daily Beast

Watch Temple, then barely 7, keep perfect sync with world-renowned, lifetime-trained Robinson.

From The Daily Beast

Most trackers sync with your smartphone to allow you to log food and drink intake each day.

From The Daily Beast

I hae na seen ye're bonny face these muckle years, sir, sync ye cam' back frae ae sight o' the young mistress.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally, at perhaps a hundred thousand times critical mass, and still in perfect sync, the Vangs all went off.

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Robots humped underfoot moving objects, keeping them in sync with the changes in Florida.

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The way you get a ride online is to sync up with our version-server and then instantiate a copy.

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I told you she was a potent force—a full-scale powerhouse, in sync and on the line.

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