Synchronization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synchronization \Syn`chro*ni*za"tion\, n.
     The act of synchronizing; concurrence of events in respect to
     time.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  synchronization
       n 1: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time;
            "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain
            waves" [syn: {synchronism}, {synchrony}, {synchronicity},
             {synchroneity}, {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}]
            [ant: {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}]
       2: an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in
          unison [syn: {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}, {synchronising}]
       3: coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the
          synchronization of their watches was an important
          preliminary" [syn: {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}]