"sync" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪŋk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sync.wav [Southern-England] Forms: syncs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋk Etymology: Clipping of synchronization. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|synchronization}} Clipping of synchronization Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} sync (usually uncountable, plural syncs)
  1. Clipping of synchronization or synchrony. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: synchronization or synchrony
    Sense id: en-sync-en-noun-uYTleiWx
  2. Harmony. Tags: informal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-sync-en-noun-kMaCM9VQ
  3. (music) A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films. Tags: informal, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-sync-en-noun-PMIKnKpQ Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: synch Derived forms: composite sync, in sync, lip sync, lip-sync, off sync, out of sync, sync on green, V-sync

Verb

IPA: /sɪŋk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sync.wav [Southern-England] Forms: syncs [present, singular, third-person], synching [participle, present], syncing [participle, present], synched [participle, past], synched [past], synced [participle, past], synced [past]
Rhymes: -ɪŋk Etymology: Clipping of synchronization. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|synchronization}} Clipping of synchronization Head templates: {{en-verb|syncs|synching|synched|past2=synced|pres_ptc2=syncing}} sync (third-person singular simple present syncs, present participle synching or syncing, simple past and past participle synched or synced)
  1. (informal) To synchronize, especially in the senses of data synchronization, time synchronization, or synchronizing music with video. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-sync-en-verb-QZQGS8AI Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 2 13 47 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 4 11 39 14
  2. (informal, computing) To flush all pending I/O operations to disk. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-sync-en-verb-1-XTy3Yf Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: synch Derived forms: sync up

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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