loss of synchronization; sync loss
Technical term used in digital communications and signal processing when a receiver loses timing alignment with the transmitted signal.
ノイズの影響で同期外れが発生した。
A loss of synchronization occurred due to noise.
同期外れを防ぐために、定期的に再同期を行う。
To prevent sync loss, resynchronization is performed periodically.
Compound of 同期 (synchronization) and 外れ (loss, deviation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward technical coinage.