synchronization
nounEtymology From synchronize + -ation.
1
The state or property of being synchronized.
- The generator went off line when it lost synchronization with the power line.
- I was very impressed with the obvious amount of work that went into the learning and synchronization of such a complex and harmonically and difficult score.1987 April 18, Tom Grabosky, “Gay Men's Voices Rise Up Singin'”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
1 more example
- Synchronization, the coordinated dynamics of many units to the same timing is found throughout the natural world.2012, Staff (Max Planck Institute), Study: Solar and wind energy may stabilize the power grid, R&D Magazine, online
2
Government, Military, Politics, War The arrangement of military actions in time, space, and purpose to produce maximum relative combat power at a decisive place and time.
- Synonyms
- synchroneity, synchronicity
- Derived terms
- antisynchronization, asynchronization, autosynchronization, data synchronization, desynchronization, dissynchronization, dyssynchronization, hypersynchronization, missynchronization, photosynchronization, presynchronization, resynchronization, self-synchronization, synchronizational, synchronization domain, synchronization gear, synchronization proxy, unsynchronization