how to pronounce sync

/ˈsɪŋk/

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sync is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of sync in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and free cross-device sync this means it …”

meanings of sync

noun:

A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films.
Clipping of synchronization.
Harmony.

verb:

To synchronize, especially in the senses of data synchronization, time synchronization, or synchronizing music with video.
To flush all pending I/O operations to disk.

sync frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sync occurs in english on average 3.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sync can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sync can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) leisure and entertainment;