Synchronizer

Noun

1. One who or that which synchronizes. 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.
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.