Sync
Strogatz, a professor of mathematics at Cornell University, offers a glimpse into the new science of synchrony, which examines the ways in which various elements of the natural world work in conjunction and harmony with each other. SYNC uses topical anecdotes, including the cult six degrees of Kevin Bacon diversion, to illustrate the interlinking that occurs naturally in life.

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/sink/ (Or "synch") 1. To synchronise, to bring into synchronisation.

2. To force ("flush") all pending buffered disk writes to the disk.

3. More generally, to force a number of competing processes or agents to a state that would be "safe" if the system were to crash, i.e. to checkpoint in the database sense.

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