Syn or SYN may refer to:
In arts and entertainment
In music
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The Syn, a band
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Synyster Gates
Brian Elwin Haner Jr. (born July 7, 1981), better known by his stage name Synyster Gates or simply Syn, is an American guitarist, best known for being the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He ranks No. ...
, lead guitarist of the band Avenged Sevenfold
Fictional characters
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Doctor Syn
The Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn is the smuggler hero of a series of novels by Russell Thorndike. The first book, ''Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh'' was published in 1915. The story idea came from smuggling in the 18th-century Romney ...
, in novels by Russell Thorndike
Other uses in arts and entertainment
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SYN Media, a youth media organization based in Melbourne, Australia
In science and technology
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Syn addition
In organic chemistry, syn- and anti-addition are different ways in which substituent molecules can be added to an alkene or alkyne. The concepts of syn and anti addition are used to characterize the different reactions of organic chemistry by refl ...
, in organic chemistry
*Syn conformation in
alkane stereochemistry
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Synonym (taxonomy)
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Li ...
, a system of accepted alternative names for species
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SYN (TCP), synchronise packet in transmission control protocol (TCP)
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Synchronous idle (
␖), one of the C0 and C1 control codes
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SYN (OSC), a standardized namespace within
Open Sound Control
Open Sound Control (OSC) is a protocol for networking sound synthesizers, computers, and other multimedia devices for purposes such as musical performance or show control. OSC's advantages include interoperability, accuracy, flexibility and enha ...
Other uses
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Syn (goddess), in Norse mythology
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Coalition of Left, of Movements and Ecology
The Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology ( el, Συνασπισμός της Αριστεράς των Κινημάτων και της Οικολογίας, ''Synaspismós tīs Aristerás tōn Kinīmátōn kai tīs Oikologías''), com ...
(''Synaspismós'', abbreviated SYN or ΣΥΝ), a Greek political party
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