Associations to the word «Synchronizer»

Wiktionary

SYNCHRONIZER, noun. One who or that which synchronizes.
SYNCHRONIZER, noun. (automotive) Part of a synchromesh manual transmission that allows the smooth engagement of gears.
SYNCHRONIZER, noun. (aerial warfare) A device that permits an automatic weapon to fire between the blades of a revolving propeller.
SYNCHRONIZER, noun. (electronics) A kind of arbiter.
SYNCHRONIZER, noun. (film editing) A device for aligning multiple film strips in a replay or editing device.
SYNCHRONIZER, noun. (comptheory) An algorithm that can be applied to a synchronous distributed algorithm to produce a version that operates in asynchronous networks.

Dictionary definition

SYNCHRONIZER, noun. 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).

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley