# Sync

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***Sync***, or ***synch***, is a [clipping](/source/Clipping_(morphology)) of *synchrony* or of ***[synchronization](/source/Synchronization)***, the coordination of events to keep them in time. The opposite of synchrony is [asynchrony](/source/Asynchrony_(disambiguation)).

***Sync*** or ***synch*** may also refer to:

## Computing and technology

- [Sync (Unix)](/source/Sync_(Unix)), a command and a system call for Unix-like operating systems
- [Data synchronization](/source/Data_synchronization), keeping multiple copies of a dataset in coherence with one another
- [File synchronization](/source/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](/source/Microsoft_Sync_Framework), a data synchronization platform from Microsoft
- [Resilio Sync](/source/Resilio_Sync) (formerly BitTorrent Sync), a peer-to-peer file synchronization tool
- [Synchronization (computer science)](/source/Synchronization_(computer_science)), relates to similar principles of synchronization of processes or data
- [Syncthing](/source/Syncthing), an open source peer-to-peer file synchronization tool
- [SyncToy](/source/SyncToy), a Microsoft PowerToy's software for file synchronization
- [Syncword](/source/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](/source/Composite_video) systems to coordinate the timings of lines, fields and frames
- [DIN sync](/source/DIN_sync), a standard interface for electronic music instruments
- [Ford Sync](/source/Ford_Sync), an in-car communications and entertainment system
- [Oscillator sync](/source/Oscillator_sync), where a slave oscillator is reset by a master oscillator
- [Synchronization (alternating current)](/source/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 (character)](/source/Synch_(character)), a Marvel Comics superhero character
- Sync, an enemy character in *Tales of the Abyss*; see [List of Tales of the Abyss episodes](/source/List_of_Tales_of_the_Abyss_episodes)
- [*Sync* (film)](/source/Sync_(film)), an Indian Tamil horror thriller film

### Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

- [Synch (band)](/source/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](/source/AudioFile_(magazine))* magazine
- *Sync* (2010), a video installation by [Max Hattler](/source/Max_Hattler)
- [The Sync](/source/The_Sync), a defunct American webcasting company
- [Sync music](/source/Production_music), another term for production music
- [Synchronization rights](/source/Synchronization_rights), an example of a music license, defined by a synchronization license

## See also

- [Sink (disambiguation)](/source/Sink_(disambiguation))
- [Syncopated](/source/Syncopated)
- [Syncro (disambiguation)](/source/Syncro_(disambiguation))

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