"synchronizer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-synchronizer.wav [US] Forms: synchronizers [plural]
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  1. One who or that which synchronizes.
    (automotive) Part of a synchromesh manual transmission that allows the smooth engagement of gears.
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  2. One who or that which synchronizes.
    (aerial warfare) A device that permits an automatic weapon to fire between the blades of a revolving propeller.
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  3. One who or that which synchronizes.
    (electronics) A kind of arbiter.
    Sense id: en-synchronizer-en-noun-xSA1qJpJ Categories (other): Electronics Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. One who or that which synchronizes.
    (film editing) A device for aligning multiple film strips in a replay or editing device.
    Sense id: en-synchronizer-en-noun-wkKhgXls Topics: broadcasting, communications, editing, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing
  5. One who or that which synchronizes.
    (computing theory) An algorithm that can be applied to a synchronous distributed algorithm to produce a version that operates in asynchronous networks.
    Sense id: en-synchronizer-en-noun-vk6aEEvG Categories (other): Theory of computing Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: governor, modulator, regulator

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