sync
or synch
[ singk ]
/ sɪŋk /
noun (used esp. in the phrases in sync and out of sync)
synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
harmony or harmonious relationship: Management wants to be in sync with the client's wishes.
verb (used with or without object)
to synchronize; harmonize.
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First recorded in 1930–35; shortened form
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Example sentences from the Web for synced
But as he tells Brian Gresko, being a fan ‘was synced to the year my life cracked in half.’
Jonathan Lethem on the Power of Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’|Brian Gresko|April 26, 2012|DAILY BEASTFor Lethem, becoming a Talking Heads fan “was synced to the year my life cracked in half.”
Jonathan Lethem on the Power of Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’|Brian Gresko|April 26, 2012|DAILY BEASTUnlike the iPad, which has to be synced to a computer via a cable, the Kindle Fire syncs wirelessly.
Then any changes you make get synced back and we instantiate them.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for synced
sync
synch
films television computing
verb
an informal word for synchronize
noun
an informal word for synchronizationin sync; out of sync See synchronization
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