synchronizer
The English word “synchronizer” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- Part of a synchromesh manual transmission that allows the smooth engagement of gears.
- A device that permits an automatic weapon to fire between the blades of a revolving propeller.
- A kind of arbiter.
- A device for aligning multiple film strips in a replay or editing device.
- An algorithm that can be applied to a synchronous distributed algorithm to produce a version that operates in asynchronous networks.
Etymology
From synchronize + -er.
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