synchronizer

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.?
Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.?
Proto-Hellenic *ksún
Ancient Greek σύν (sún)
Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)
Ancient Greek συγ- (sug-)
Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)
Ancient Greek σῠ́γχρονος (sŭ́nkhronos)
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō)der.
English synchronize
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-os?
Proto-Indo-European *-o-
Proto-Indo-European *-so-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-āsijos
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
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Latin -ārius
Old French -ierbor.
Middle English -er
English -er
English synchronizer

    From synchronize + -er.

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

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