Synchronizing

In telecommunication, the term synchronizing has the following meanings:

1. Achieving and maintaining synchronism.
2. In fax, achieving and maintaining predetermined speed relations between the scanning spot and the recording spot within each scanning line.

In the civilian community, the noun "synchronization " is preferred to "synchronizing."

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the General Services Administration document "Federal Standard 1037C" (in support of MIL-STD-188).