syncing
Getting in step
Syncing is the process of synchronizing data between devices or systems so they match.
When you sync your phone with the cloud, files update to reflect the latest versions in both places: My photos are syncing right now.
The word appears constantly in computing contexts—syncing calendars, contacts, music libraries.
Outside technology, syncing describes any coordination: The dancers had trouble syncing their movements.
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- dataFacts for analysis
- uploadTransfer data outward
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
transfer · Bluetooth · WiFi · connectivity · network · real-time · encryption · server
Correct relative positioning
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- timingArt of choosing moments
- simultaneityState of coexisting temporally
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
calibration · matching · sequencing · interlocking · meshing · parallelism · convergence · lockstep
Organized cooperative movement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- harmonizingCreating musical agreement
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
together · cohesion · cooperation · partnership · unity · consensus · mutual · interplay
cloud
Atmospheric water vapor mass
download · transfer · Bluetooth · WiFi · connectivity · network · real-time · encryption · server · database
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- timingArt of choosing moments
- simultaneityState of coexisting temporally
unison · calibration · matching · sequencing · interlocking · meshing · parallelism · convergence · lockstep · phase
coordination
Organized cooperative movement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- harmonizingCreating musical agreement
unison · together · cohesion · cooperation · partnership · unity · consensus · mutual · interplay · choreography
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
groove · flow · time · pace · drumming · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · entrainment · lock-in
- data processingnormalization, data entry, standardization, encoding, scaling
- system statesactive, idle, online, offline, disabled
- recordingrecording, mixing, mastering, editing, overdubbing
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- interactiontalking, sharing, helping, meeting, joining
- schedulingappointments, appointment, calendar, booking, bookings
syncingdesynchronizing
Disrupting coordinated timing
diverging · misaligning · disconnecting · fragmenting · separating
syncingdesynchronizing
Disrupting coordinated timing
drifting · lagging · skewing · misaligning · offsetting
syncingdisconnecting
Breaking an established link
unlinking · isolating · unpairing · unplugging · decoupling
- lip syncingSilently mouthing to playback
sync, synchronize, synchronized, synced, synchronization, synchronizing, synch, asynchronous, syncs