Synchronizer

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which synchronizes.; Part of a synchromesh manual transmission that allows the smooth engagement of gears.
  2. 2
    an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) wordnet
  3. 3
    One who or that which synchronizes.; A device that permits an automatic weapon to fire between the blades of a revolving propeller.
  4. 4
    One who or that which synchronizes.; A kind of arbiter.
  5. 5
    One who or that which synchronizes.; A device for aligning multiple film strips in a replay or editing device.
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  1. 6
    One who or that which synchronizes.; 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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