cyclers

Noun

cycler (plural cyclers)

1. Anything with a cyclic (repetitious) behaviour. Something that cycles between different states.
   • The battery cycler allows us to switch between batteries as each one runs out.
2. An orbit that approaches two astronomical bodies on a regular basis.
   • The Earth-Mars cyclers could potentially be used for transporting people between the two planets.
3. (broadly) A, usually man-made, object that follows such an orbit.
   • If we had more than one cycler then the length of time between the outbound and inbound journeys could be reduced to a few months.
4. (euphemistic) A person with bipolar disorder, often used when comparing the speed of mood swings.
   • My son's a fast cycler which is much harder for people to understand.
5. A device for performing dialysis; for mechanically purifying blood.
   • The only issue I have had with my cycler was when the cat started chewing on the connecting line.
6. A task in a cycle of tasks where the status of being active task is passed around the loop.
   • When the last cycler has run for 200ms we pass control back to the first one and begin again.

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