sync (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[sync 词源字典]
also synch, 1929, shortened form of synchronization (see synchronize). Originally in reference to soundtracks and pictures in the movies. Sense of "synchronization, harmony, agreement" first recorded 1961 in in sync. As a verb, short for synchronize, by 1945.[sync etymology, sync origin, 英语词源]