Meaning & use

syncing

verb·Everyday

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causing two or more things, such as devices or files, to operate together or match in timing or content.

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Her phone kept syncing photos to the cloud overnight.

The band spent hours syncing the music to the video.

A note on using this word

Syncing is an informal shortening of 'synchronizing,' most common in everyday tech contexts.

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