sync

Pronunciation:		singk
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[v] make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"

	Synonyms:	synchronise, synchronize

	Antonyms:	desynchronise, desynchronize

	See Also:	adjust, phase, set

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	/sink/ (Or "synch") 1. To synchronise, to bring into synchronisation. 2. To force ("flush") all pending buffered disk writes to the disk. 3. More generally, to force a number of competing processes or agents to a state that would be "safe" if the system were to crash, i.e. to checkpoint in the database sense. [jargon file]

	See Also:	file system