synching

Matching up timing

Synching is the present participle of sync, itself a clipped form of synchronize.

To sync devices or files is to align their contents so both match: My phone is synching with the cloud.

Audio and video sync when they're properly aligned in time.

The spelling syncing is equally common.

coordination

timing

Art of choosing moments

rhythmPatterned stress and silence
alignmentCorrect relative positioning
unisonSimultaneous identical action

choreography · swimmers · dancers · metronome · beat · tempo · lockstep · harmony · ensemble · precision

digital

pairing

Joining two together

BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
devicesTools or mechanisms
connectingEstablishing a link

wireless · audio · latency · headphones · speakers · smartphone · linking · handshake · discovery · NFC

data

cloud

Atmospheric water vapor mass

backupStored duplicate for recovery
DropboxCloud-based file hosting
Google DriveOnline file hosting service

OneDrive · files · folders · storage · upload · download · merge · conflict · version · offline

media

dubbing

Post-production sound replacement

audioTransmitted sound content
videoRecorded moving imagery
subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text

dialogue · voiceover · timecode · frames · editing · post-production · soundtrack · playback · tracks · mixing

Opposites

temporal/rhythmic alignment

synchingdesynchronizing

Disrupting coordinated timing

diverging · misaligning · offsetting · lagging · staggering

data/system coordination

synchingdisconnecting

Breaking an established link

unlinking · decoupling · fragmenting · diverging · isolating

Family

sync, synchronize, synchronized, synchronization, synchronizing, syncopation, synch, asynchronous, synched

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