SYNCHRONIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does synchronization mean? 

• SYNCHRONIZATION (noun)
  The noun SYNCHRONIZATION has 3 senses:

1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time

2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison

3. coordinating by causing to indicate the same time

  Familiarity information: SYNCHRONIZATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNCHRONIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The relation that exists when things occur at the same time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

synchroneity; synchronicity; synchronisation; synchronism; synchronization; synchronizing; synchrony

Context example:

the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves

Hypernyms ("synchronization" is a kind of...):

temporal relation (a relation involving time)

Antonym:

desynchronization (the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times)

Derivation:

synchronize (happen at the same time)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

synchronisation; synchronising; synchronization; synchronizing

Hypernyms ("synchronization" is a kind of...):

adjustment; readjustment; registration (the act of adjusting something to match a standard)

Derivation:

synchronize (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Coordinating by causing to indicate the same time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

synchronisation; synchronization; synchronizing

Context example:

the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary

Hypernyms ("synchronization" is a kind of...):

coordination (the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation)

Derivation:

synchronize (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner)

 Context examples 

Levetiracetam inhibits burst firing without affecting normal neuronal excitability, which suggests that it may selectively prevent hyper-synchronization of epileptiform burst firing and propagation of seizure activity.

(Levetiracetam, NCI Thesaurus)

Finally, the team found that the ripple synchronization seen before correct memory recall often triggered electrical activity patterns like those seen in the association cortex during learning.

(Our brains may ripple before remembering, National Institutes of Health)