Synonym for /synchronization and /sync?

Question

Two tags exist for questions dealing with "synchronizing":

• synchronization (9)
• sync (17)

From the current questions asked, there are three uses for them:

• File synchronization between machines (rsync and others)
• Time synchronization (ntp and related)
• Device synchronization (for PDAs or other devices)

Should the two existing tags be made synonyms, or should more specific tags be created instead - file-sync, time-sync, device-sync maybe?

If synonymized, not sure which one should be the parent. synchronization seems more "proper", but sync is short and sweet.

Answer 1

Device synchronization is file synchronization under the hood, and sometimes uses the same tools and sometimes not.

I don't think it hurts to have a slightly ambiguous synchronization tag. You're still synchronizing information in any case.

sync should be a synonym of synchronization. Lazy typists can still type the four-letter form, and the display name will be clearer. Also, sync close enough to rsync that it's confused occasionally.