Noun

(en noun)

The act of arranging.

The manner of being arranged.

A collection of things that have been arranged.

A particular way in which items are organized.

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(in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.

An agreement.

(music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

Noun

(en noun)

The state or property of being synchronized.

The generator went off line when it lost synchronization with the power line.

* 2012 , Staff (Max Planck Institute), Study: Solar and wind energy may stabilize the power grid , R&D Magazine, online:

Synchronization , the coordinated dynamics of many units to the same timing is found throughout the natural world.

(military) The arrangement of military actions in time, space, and purpose to produce maximum relative combat power at a decisive place and time.

(military) In the intelligence context, application of intelligence sources and methods in concert with the operation plan. (JP 2-0); (JP 1-02)