Desincroniza

Desincroniza is the third-person singular present indicative of the Spanish verb desincronizar, which means to cause something to lose synchronization or to become out of sync. The noun form is desincronización; the action can also be described as desincronización in reference to a system or signal. The term shares its origin with sincronizar, formed with the prefix des- meaning opposite of, and ultimately from Greek syn- “together” and kronos “time.”

In technology, desincronización describes devices or processes that drift apart in time, such as clocks in a distributed system failing to agree on the current time or a data stream arriving out of order due to varying latency. Without regular synchronization, errors and inconsistencies can occur; networks and systems often use protocols like NTP (Network Time Protocol) or PTP (Precision Time Protocol) to recover synchronization.

In biology and medicine, circadian desynchronization refers to a misalignment between internal clocks and the external environment, common with jet lag or shift work. Desynchronization between neural populations can also be observed in EEG studies and may reflect changes in arousal, attention, or disease states.

In music and media, desincronización can describe delays between performers or between a metronome and players, or between streams that are not time-aligned.

Desincronizar can be used transitively (desincronizar el reloj) or intransitively (los relojes se desincronizaron). Desincronización is the corresponding noun; desincronizado the related adjective.