synchronizer
nounEtymology From synchronize + -er.
› One who or that which synchronizes.
Automotive, Transport, Vehicles 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.
Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A kind of arbiter.
Broadcasting, Communications, Editing, Film, Journalism, Literature, Media, Publishing, Television, Writing A device for aligning multiple film strips in a replay or editing device.
Computing, Computing theory, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An algorithm that can be applied to a synchronous distributed algorithm to produce a version that operates in asynchronous networks.