Sync
# 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
* 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

## Arts, entertainment and media

### 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
