What is the meaning of Synchronizer?

One who or that which synchronizes.

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

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.

A kind of arbiter.

A device for aligning multiple film strips in a replay or editing device.

An algorithm that can be applied to a synchronous distributed algorithm to produce a version that operates in asynchronous networks.

Source: wiktionary.org