synchronizing

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synchronizing

The conductor is synchronizing the orchestra with his baton.

Definition

Noun 1. The act of causing things to operate or indicate the same time: The process of coordinating events or mechanisms so they happen at precisely the same moment or rate. 2. An adjustment to achieve simultaneous occurrence or unison: A specific change made to align the timing of two or more processes. 3. The state of occurring at the same time: The relation or condition that exists when events or actions happen simultaneously.

Examples of Usage
  • As an act or process:
    • The synchronizing of the traffic lights improved the flow of cars through the city.
    • Synchronizing our watches is essential before the mission begins.
  • As a state or relation:
    • The perfect synchronizing of the dancers' movements was breathtaking.
    • There was a noticeable lack of synchronizing between the audio and the video.
Advanced Usage
  • Technical Context: In computing and technology, "synchronizing" often refers to the process of ensuring data is identical across multiple devices or systems.
    • The software is responsible for the synchronizing of files between your laptop and the cloud server.
  • Biological/Scientific Context: It can describe the alignment of rhythmic cycles, such as brain waves or circadian rhythms.
    • The study measured the synchronizing of neural activity across different regions of the brain.
Variants and Related Words
  • Synchronize (verb): To cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.
    • We need to synchronize our schedules.
  • Synchronization (noun): The process or result of synchronizing. (Often used interchangeably with "synchronizing," though "synchronization" is more common for the end state or the general concept.)
  • Synchronous (adjective): Happening or existing at the same time.
    • The students attended a synchronous online lecture.
  • Synchronicity (noun): The simultaneous occurrence of events that appear meaningfully related.
  • Sync (noun/verb, informal): A common abbreviation for synchronize/synchronization.
    • My phone is in sync with my computer.
Synonyms
  • Coordination
  • Alignment
  • Simultaneity
  • Concurrence
  • Harmonization
Antonyms
  • Desynchronizing
  • Discrepancy
  • Lag
  • Asynchrony
synchronizing

The conductor is synchronizing the orchestra with his baton.

Noun
  1. coordinating by causing to indicate the same time
    • the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary
  2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
  3. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
    • the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves