different between simultaneous vs sync

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin simultaneus, from simultim (“at the same time, extended”), from Latin simul (“together, at the same time”); compare similar.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s?m.?l?te??n.i.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sa??m.?l?te??n.i.?s/
• Rhymes: -e?ni?s
• Rhymes: -e?n??s

Adjective

simultaneous (not comparable)

1. Happening at the same moment.
2. (mathematics, of a set of equations) To be solved for the same values of variables.

Antonyms

• (happening at the same moment): sequential

Derived terms

• simultaneously
• simultaneity
• simultaneous interpretation / simultaneous interpreting

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• synch

Etymology

Clipping of synchronization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??k/
• Rhymes: -??k
• Homophone: sink

Noun

sync (usually uncountable, plural syncs)

1. (informal) Clipping of synchronization.
2. (informal) Harmony.
3. (informal, music) A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films.

Translations

Verb

sync (third-person singular simple present syncs, present participle synching or syncing, simple past and past participle synched or synced)

1. (informal) To synchronize, especially in the senses of data synchronization, time synchronization, or synchronizing music with video.

2. (informal, computing) To flush all pending I/O operations to disk.

Translations

Derived terms

• in sync
• out of sync
• lip sync, lip-sync