Sync

Sync and synch are abbreviations of synchronization, the coordination of events to keep them in time.

Sync or synch may also refer to:

Computing and technology

 * Sync (Unix), a command and a system call for Unix-like operating systems
 * Data synchronization, keeping multiple copies of a dataset in coherence with one another
 * 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, a data synchronization platform from Microsoft
 * Resilio Sync (formerly BitTorrent Sync), a peer-to-peer file synchronization tool
 * Synchronization (computer science), relates to similar principles of synchronization of processes or data
 * Syncthing, an open source peer-to-peer file synchronization tool
 * SyncToy, a Microsoft PowerToy's software for file synchronization
 * 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 systems to coordinate the timings of lines, fields and frames
 * DIN sync, a standard interface for electronic music instruments
 * Ford Sync, an in-car communications and entertainment system
 * Oscillator sync, where a slave oscillator is reset by a master oscillator
 * Synchronization (alternating current), the process of matching the speed and frequency of a generator or other source to a running network

Fictional entities

 * Synch (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero character
 * Sync, an enemy character in Tales of the Abyss; see List of Tales of the Abyss episodes
 * Sync (film), an Indian Tamil horror thriller film

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

 * 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 magazine
 * Sync (2010), a video installation by Max Hattler
 * Synchronization rights, an example of a music license, defined by a synchronization license
 * The Sync, a defunct American webcasting company