Is 'synchronization' a state or a process?

I am writing a text on the process of synchronizing events. To describe this process I would have intuitively used the word "synchronization". However, the internet got me confused about the meaning of synchronization.

When googling 'synchronization' I found that the Oxford dictionary states as first meaning

"The operation or activity of two or more things at the same time or rate."

and as specification it states

"Adjustment of a clock or watch [...]"

Wikipedia states

"Synchronization is the coordination of events to operate a system in unison."

Finally, WikiDiff states

"[...] synchronization is the state or property of being synchronized [...]"

I would consider the Oxford dictionary to be a credible source. However, the first definition seems to hint at synchronization being a state in which two (or more) things occur (repeatedly) at the same (points in) time, whereas the second definition (adjustment of clocks) indicates that synchronization is the process of synchronizing events. The phrasing of Wikipedia is a tiny bit vague, but does read more like synchronization was a process. Whereas WikiDiff clearly defines synchronization as a state.

Following another line of reasoning, nominalized verbs ending in "-ation" often indicate processes (e.g. colonization, incubation, consultation, ...). Using this approach it makes sense to assume synchronization to be the process of two or more (naturally asynchronous) events reaching a synchronous state. But then there are exceptions to this rule, like "appreciation", which can be the process of appreciating something, but may also be used as a noun describing the manifestation of said process (e.g. "the appreciation I received for my actions was overwhelming").

So, my question is, what is the correct/most common/conventional usage of the word synchronization - process or state? Or is it not well-defined and I am free to specify my definition in the context of say an article?

As additional information, if it matters, I am writing a text in the context of dynamical systems. I read through the relevant Wikipedia pages (assuming to find the conventional interpretation of synchronization there), but it seems they carefully avoided to specify what exactly synchronization means and used other words, when explicitly talking about processes or states. In academic papers, people are found to be using either meaning but I would like to see if there is a correct/satisfying answer to the question from the point of English language, before choosing my own terminology.

I welcome official/widely accepted sources, but also useful reasoning. Thank you very much for your help.

Is 'synchronization' a state or a process?

Your error is to believe that a solitary noun, absent all context, must be describing either a state or a process and thus that its attribute is fixed.

It would have been truly helpful for you to have given an example sentence. However, the meaning of "synchronization" would have then been dependent upon the context in that sentence.

It is impossible to overstate the importance of context in English.

Two definitions are given as the word is used with more than a single nuance.