English Explanatory Dictionary

synchronizer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

synchronizer synchronizers

Etymology

From synchronize + -er.

Related words

governor modulator regulator
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