ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Sync', Synonyms of 'Sync' & More on 'Sync'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for sync:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

sync
    v 1: make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's
         synchronize our efforts" [syn: synchronize,
         synchronise, sync] [ant: desynchronise,
         desynchronize]

2. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003)

sync
 /sink/, vi.

    (var.: synch)

    1. To synchronize, to bring into synchronization.

    2. [techspeak] To force all pending I/O to the disk; see flush, sense 2.

    3. More generally, to force a number of competing processes or agents to a
    state that would be ?safe? if the system were to crash; thus, to checkpoint
    (in the database-theory sense).

3. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)

sync

   /sink/ (Or "synch") 1. To synchronise, to bring into
   synchronisation.

   2.  To force ("flush") all pending buffered
   disk writes to the disk.

   3. More generally, to force a number of competing processes or
   agents to a state that would be "safe" if the system were to
   crash, i.e. to checkpoint in the database sense.

   [Jargon File]

   (1994-11-11)

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