Korean word

동기화

Pronunciation

Romanizationtonggihwa

Meaning

  • nounsync

Example

앱의 동기화 설정을 확인해.ae bui tong gi hwa seol jeong eul hwa gin hae

Check the app's sync settings.

Illustration for 동기화 (sync)

More examples

사진의 동기화 상태를 확인했어.sa ji nui tong gi hwa sang tae reul hwa gin hae sseo

I checked the photo sync status.

Core concept

Keeping the same information across multiple devices or apps as changes are shared between them.

Common phrases

  • 데이터 동기화te i teo tong gi hwa

    data sync

  • 자동 동기화cha dong tong gi hwa

    automatic sync

  • 동기화 설정tong gi hwa seol jeong

    sync settings

Similar words

싱크singkeu: Sharing recent changes so connected devices or apps keep matching data.
업데이트eoptteiteu: The act or result of replacing older app information or settings with newer ones.

Definition in Korean

디지털 기기나 애플리케이션 사이에서 정보가 서로 동일하게 유지되도록 만드는 기술적 과정이나 기능ti ji teol ki gi na ae peul li ke i syeon sa i e seo cheong bo ga seo ro tong il ha ge yu ji doe do rok man deu neun ki sul jeok kwa jeong i na ki neung

Word origin

동기화 (donggihwa, "sync") is a Sino-Korean formation meaning the process of making timing or states match, which developed into the modern technical sense of keeping digital information aligned.

Usage tips

  • In app settings, this word usually names a feature that keeps data aligned automatically rather than a single manual copy of a file.

Opposites

  • 비동기pidonggiasynchronynoun

Related words

  • 동기화하다tonggihwahadasynchronizeverb
  • 동기화되다tonggihwadoedabe synchronizedverb

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