flywheel synchronization

flywheel synchronization

[′flī‚wēl ‚siŋ·krə·nə′zā·shən]

(electronics)

Automatic frequency control of a scanning system by using the average timing of the incoming sync signals, rather than by making each pulse trigger the scanning circuit; used in high-sensitivity television receivers designed for fringe-area reception, when noise pulses might otherwise trigger the sweep circuit prematurely.

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