synchronizing
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪzɪŋ/
- Specialized
- The software features a reliable method for synchronizing documents across multiple platforms.
Examples
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The team implemented a new system for synchronizing data between their laptops and cloud storage.
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OK, there's some good reasons for synchronizing without locks, as we'll see.
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Just talked about containment, the issue of synchronizing objects.
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So Dave Mills came up with this process to synchronise computers.
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In special relativity, you know that it's hard to talk about synchronizing clocks at large distances.
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Instructions that affect multiprocessor scalability, such as those related to locks, TLB, cache management, and synchronizing, are optimized for performance in the storage control unit microarchitecture.
Academic text (2000) -
Effective synchronizing of files ensures that all devices contain the most current versions.
Synonyms
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4.7
The state of things happening at the same time
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7.2
Making devices or systems run at the same time again
Antonyms
How Synchronized
Surface Forms
Morphology
synchronizing = synchronize (transparent) = synchronize + ing
The computing sense is a direct application of 'synchronize' (to make identical in time/state) with -ing, so the formation is transparent.
Etymology
The word synchronizing comes from Greek parts syn- 'together' and chronos 'time'. So, in computing synchronizing means keeping files or data 'at the same time' across devices or services, making sure everything is up-to-date.