Dictionary

synchronization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Ancient Greek συγ- (sug-) Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) Ancient Greek σῠ́γχρονος (sŭ́nkhronos) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō)der. English synchronize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English synchronization From synchronize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state or property of being synchronized.
   • Synchronization, the coordinated dynamics of many units to the same timing is found throughout the natural world. 2012, Staff (Max Planck Institute), Study: Solar and wind energy may stabilize the power grid, R&D Magazine, online
   • I was very impressed with the obvious amount of work that went into the learning and synchronization of such a complex and harmonically and difficult score. 1987 April 18, Tom Grabosky, “Gay Men's Voices Rise Up Singin'”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
   • The generator went off line when it lost synchronization with the power line.
2. (countable, uncountable) The arrangement of military actions in time, space, and purpose to produce maximum relative combat power at a decisive place and time.

Forms

Deriveds

missynchronization · synchronization domain · dyssynchronization · resynchronization · photosynchronization · asynchronization · self-synchronization · antisynchronization · dissynchronization · unsynchronization · hypersynchronization · presynchronization · data synchronization · synchronizational · autosynchronization · synchronization proxy · desynchronization · synchronization gear

Synonyms

synchronicity · synchroneity

Translations (35)

pt sincronização (the state or property of being synchronized) · fi synkronointi (the state or property of being synchronized) · gl sincronización (the state or property of being synchronized) · uk синхроніза́ція (the state or property of being synchronized) · ast sincronización (the state or property of being synchronized) · bg синхрониза́ция (the state or property of being synchronized) · eo sinkronigo (the state or property of being synchronized) · fa همگامسازی (the state or property of being synchronized) · cmn 同步化 (the state or property of being synchronized) · fi tahdistus (the state or property of being synchronized) · pl synchronizacja (the state or property of being synchronized) · ro sincronizare (the state or property of being synchronized) · tl pagsasabay-sabay (the state or property of being synchronized) · et sünkroniseerimine (the state or property of being synchronized) · tl pag-synchronize (the state or property of being synchronized) · ja 同期 (the state or property of being synchronized) · sv synkronisering (the state or property of being synchronized) · ru синхрониза́ция (the state or property of being synchronized) · be сінхраніза́цыя (the state or property of being synchronized) · hy համաժամեցում (the state or property of being synchronized) · sh sinkronizacija (the state or property of being synchronized) · mi whakatautokotahitanga (the state or property of being synchronized) · cmn 同步 (the state or property of being synchronized) · fr synchronisation (the state or property of being synchronized) · ca sincronització (the state or property of being synchronized) · nl synchronisatie (the state or property of being synchronized) · da synkronisering (the state or property of being synchronized) · de Synchronisierung (the state or property of being synchronized) · id sinkronisasi (the state or property of being synchronized) · es sincronización (the state or property of being synchronized) · mi whakatukutahitanga (the state or property of being synchronized) · ko 싱크로 (the state or property of being synchronized) · hu szinkronizálás (the state or property of being synchronized) · tr senkronizasyon (the state or property of being synchronized) · it sincronizzazione (the state or property of being synchronized)