synchronizer

synchronizer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English synchronize
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English synchronizer

    From synchronize + -er.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    synchronizer (plural synchronizers)

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

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