Synchronizer
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The term synchronizer can mean more than one thing.
- In automobiles, a synchronizer is part of a synchromesh manual transmission that allows the smooth engagement of gears.
- In electronics, an arbiter helps order signals in asynchronous circuits. There are also electronic digital circutis called synchronizers that attempt to perform arbitration in one clock cycle. Synchronizers, unlike arbiters, are prone to failure. (See metastability in electronics.)
- In film editing, a synchronizer is a device for aligning multiple film strips in a replay or editing device.
- In computer science, a synchronizer is an algorithm that can be applied to a synchronous distributed algorithm to produce a version that operates in asynchronous networks.
