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sync.

Clipping of synchronization or synchrony.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɪŋk/
  1. Clipping of synchronization or synchrony.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal · uncountable · usually
  2. Harmony.

    informal · uncountable · usually
  3. A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films.

    countable · informal · usually
Where this word comes from

Clipping of synchronization.

verb/sɪŋk/
  1. To synchronize, especially in the senses of data synchronization, time synchronization, or synchronizing music with video.

    informal
    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.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Clipping of synchronization.

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