desync
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortening.
Verb edit
desync (third-person singular simple present desyncs, present participle desyncing, simple past and past participle desynced)
- Clipping of desynchronize.
- 2001, Roger Grimes, Malicious Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows, page 242:
- Banned members will attack the channel with floods, desyncing, and netsplitting — all are automated with bots.
- 2004, Paul Mutton, IRC Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools, page 42:
- If the channel were simply desynced, the reset of the TS and clearing of modes on all servers would likewise fix that problem, and the automatic CHANFIX process would take over.
Noun edit
desync (plural desyncs)
- Clipping of desynchronization.