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"Sink" or "Sync"

Anonymous
2019-12-12T07:51:18+00:00

Is it normal in the US to use "Sink" instead of "Sync". As a UK developer it drives me insane every time I see the word used in CRM and Azure as a "Sink" is where I wash my hands. It would be halpful if I knew this is just one of those situations where US English differs from UK English.

Thank you.

Stuart

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-12-17T18:57:14+00:00

    Sink is used for destination or consumer.

    e.g. You can copy from source dataset to sink dataset

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-12-12T07:56:49+00:00

    Windows 10 in Settings, Account has a Sync.  This is the first that I have heard of the US using Sink for Sync.

    Sink in the US is a place that water is run into where you wash things or where you were on a liquid or semi-liquid surface and dropped below. Past tense is sank.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-12-18T07:44:46+00:00

    Ah ... the light is dawning ... so it is "Sink" in the sense that it's a container that stuff flows into. I'm happy now. :-)

    Happy Solstice everyone.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-12-17T07:57:33+00:00

    No - not in the UI. We're using the Data Export Service and the two columns "SinkCreatedOn" and "SinkModifiedOn" are a cause of amusement or annoyance depending on what mood I'm in. 

    Stuart

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  5. DaveM121 869.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2019-12-12T08:01:20+00:00

    Hi Stuart

    The UK and US spelling are the exact same for the abbreviation Sync, the only difference is the spelling of the full word Synchronise and Synchronize

    Are you seeing that word on the UI in Azure?

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