phase-lock
Match oscillation cycles
Phase-lock describes the synchronization of two oscillating signals so they maintain a fixed relationship.
In electronics, a phase-locked loop tracks an input frequency and locks onto it: The receiver phase-locks to the satellite signal.
The term extends to any tight synchronization: The dancers were phase-locked in their movements.
As a verb, to phase-lock is to achieve or maintain this synchronization.
Aligning timing across systems
- oscillatorCyclic signal generator
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- feedbackReturned response data
loop · carrier · demodulation · synthesizer · jitter · tracking · coherent · bandwidth
Coordinate timing or data
- tempoRate of musical performance
- DJMusic mixer performer
- turntableRotating music player
- BPMCorporate workflow improvement field
groove · timing · sequencer · MIDI · clock signal · DAW · loop · quantize
Logical internal consistency
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- laserConcentrated light device
- wavefrontSurface of equal phase
- standing waveOscillation with fixed nodes
resonance · optical · coupling · quantum · entanglement · cavity · stabilization · atomic clock
synchronization
Aligning timing across systems
- oscillatorCyclic signal generator
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
feedback · loop · carrier · demodulation · synthesizer · jitter · tracking · coherent · bandwidth · filter
sync
Coordinate timing or data
BPM · groove · timing · sequencer · MIDI · clock signal · DAW · loop · quantize · master
coherence
Logical internal consistency
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- laserConcentrated light device
- wavefrontSurface of equal phase
standing wave · resonance · optical · coupling · quantum · entanglement · cavity · stabilization · atomic clock · spectroscopy
phase-lockfree-running
Acrobatic urban traversal
desynchronize · unlock · unsynchronized · asynchronous · out of phase
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