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synchronization

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.?
Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.?
Proto-Hellenic *ksún
Ancient Greek σύν (sún)
Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)
Ancient Greek συγ- (sug-)
Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)
Ancient Greek σῠ́γχρονος (sŭ́nkhronos)
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō)der.
English synchronize
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English synchronization

    From synchronize + -ation.

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    Noun

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    synchronization (countable and uncountable, plural synchronizations)

    1. The state or property of being synchronized.
      The generator went off line when it lost synchronization with the power line.
      • 1987 April 18, Tom Grabosky, “Gay Men's Voices Rise Up Singin'”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
        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.
      • 2012, Staff (Max Planck Institute), Study: Solar and wind energy may stabilize the power grid, R&D Magazine, online:
        Synchronization, the coordinated dynamics of many units to the same timing is found throughout the natural world.
    2. (military) The arrangement of military actions in time, space, and purpose to produce maximum relative combat power at a decisive place and time.

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