balancer
One maintaining equilibrium
A balancer is something that creates or maintains equilibrium.
In machinery, a balancer is a device that counteracts vibration or uneven weight distribution: The engine's harmonic balancer reduces vibration.
In computing and networking, a load balancer distributes traffic across servers.
The word also applies to people who balance competing demands: She's a skilled balancer of work and family life.
Taut cord for walking
- beamStructural support member
- slacklineTaut strap for balancing
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
equilibrist · performer · unicycle · handstand · contortionist · acrobat · wobble · steadiness
Biological internal stability maintenance
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- feedbackReturned response data
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
counterweight · gyroscope · damping · oscillation · pendulum · calibration · control · regulation
Spinning mechanical assembly
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
- tireLose strength or energy
- flywheelRotational energy storage device
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
shaft · weights · vibration · alignment · spin · calibration · precision · machinist
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- rebalancingRestoring proper proportions
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
bonds · securities · weighting · exposure · drift · threshold · robo-advisor · ETF
Grouping by shared traits
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- patchMaterial covering damage
- nerfReduce in-game effectiveness
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
meta · developer · update · overpowered · adjustment · tuning · statistics · fairness
One who attends tables
- trafficMovement along routes
- networkInterconnected system
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- proxyAuthorized substitute
cluster · node · routing · failover · redundancy · throughput · latency · round-robin
tightrope
Taut cord for walking
- beamStructural support member
- slacklineTaut strap for balancing
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
pole · equilibrist · performer · unicycle · handstand · contortionist · acrobat · wobble · steadiness · concentration
homeostasis
Biological internal stability maintenance
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- feedbackReturned response data
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
stabilizer · counterweight · gyroscope · damping · oscillation · pendulum · calibration · control · regulation · adjustment
rotor
Spinning mechanical assembly
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
- tireLose strength or energy
- flywheelRotational energy storage device
centrifuge · shaft · weights · vibration · alignment · spin · calibration · precision · machinist · automotive
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- rebalancingRestoring proper proportions
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
equities · bonds · securities · weighting · exposure · drift · threshold · robo-advisor · ETF · benchmark
class
Grouping by shared traits
buff · meta · developer · update · overpowered · adjustment · tuning · statistics · fairness · competitive
server
One who attends tables
- trafficMovement along routes
- networkInterconnected system
- distributionAllocation across recipients
proxy · cluster · node · routing · failover · redundancy · throughput · latency · round-robin · backend
- circus workersacrobat, clown, ringmaster, trapeze artist, lion tamer
- variety actsacrobat, juggling, aerialist, magic, clown
- medieval entertainersjester, minstrel, jongleur, troubadour, juggler
- neutralizersantacid, antidote, buffer, base, alkali
- fly anatomyabdomen, thorax, head, wing, leg
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, musician
balancerdestabilizer
That which unsettles equilibrium
disruptor · agitator · provocateur · extremist · oscillator
- off balanceLacking equilibrium or composure
- balanced dietVaried nutritional intake
- strike a balanceAchieve equilibrium between competing demands
- balancing actManaging multiple competing priorities
- lose balanceBecome unstable, risk falling
- balance outCounteract to achieve parity
balance, balanced, unbalanced, imbalance, balancing, balances, counterbalance, imbalances, counterbalanced