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sync

Pronunciation: /sɪŋk/

(also synch)
informal
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Definition of sync

noun

[mass noun]
  • synchronization:images flash on to your screen in sync with the music

verb

[with object]
  • synchronize:the flash needs to be synced to your camera

Phrases

in (or out of) sync

working well (or badly) together; in (or out of) agreement:her eyes and her brain seemed to be seriously out of sync

Origin:

1920s: abbreviation

sync in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sync in the US English dictionary