Editing Sync

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'''Sync''' and '''synch''' are abbreviations of synchrony, or '''[[synchronization]]''', the coordination of events to keep them in time. The opposite of synchrony is [[Asynchrony (disambiguation)|asynchrony]].

'''Sync''' or '''synch''' may also refer to:
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==Computing and technology==
*[[Sync (Unix)]], a command and a system call for Unix-like operating systems
*[[Data synchronization]], keeping multiple copies of a dataset in coherence with one another
*[[File synchronization]] or syncing, to synchronize directories or files on computers
*Browser synchronization, cloud service provided by web browser vendors for users to synchronize settings and data on multiple devices
*[[Microsoft Sync Framework]], a data synchronization platform from Microsoft
*[[Resilio Sync]] (formerly BitTorrent Sync), a peer-to-peer file synchronization tool 
*[[Synchronization (computer science)]], relates to similar principles of synchronization of processes or data
*[[Syncthing]], an open source peer-to-peer file synchronization tool
*[[SyncToy]], a Microsoft PowerToy's software for file synchronization
*[[Syncword]], in computer networks, used to synchronize a data transmission by indicating the end of header information and the start of data

==Electricity and electronics==
*Sync, a signal used in [[composite video]] systems to coordinate the timings of lines, fields and frames
*[[DIN sync]], a standard interface for electronic music instruments
*[[Ford Sync]], an in-car communications and entertainment system
*[[Oscillator sync]], where a slave oscillator is reset by a master oscillator
*[[Synchronization (alternating current)]], the process of matching the speed and frequency of a generator or other source to a running network

==Arts, entertainment and media==
===Fictional entities===
*[[Synch (comics)]], a Marvel Comics superhero character
*Sync, an enemy character in ''Tales of the Abyss''; see [[List of Tales of the Abyss episodes]]
*[[Sync (film)|''Sync'' (film)]], an Indian Tamil horror thriller film

===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
*[[Synch (band)]], 1980s band who performed "Where Are You Now"
*SYNC (also referred to as "Audiobooks for Teens", or "SyncYA"), a summer giveaway program sponsored by ''[[AudioFile (magazine)|AudioFile]]'' magazine
* ''Sync'' (2010), a video installation by [[Max Hattler]]
*[[Synchronization rights]], an example of a music license, defined by a synchronization license
*[[The Sync]], a defunct American webcasting company

==See also==
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*[[Sink (disambiguation)]]
*[[Syncopated]]
*[[Syncro (disambiguation)]]

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