sync

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

synchronisation.

2. file system 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.

[Jargon File]

(1994-11-11)