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Stabilizer, stabiliser, stabilisation or stabilization may refer to:

Chemistry and food processing

  • Stabilizer (chemistry), a substance added to prevent unwanted change in state of another substance
    • Polymer stabilizers are stabilizers used specifically is plastic or other polymers
  • Stabilizer (food), a type of food additive
  • Clarification and stabilization of wine

Mathematics

  • Stabilization (category theory)
  • Stabilizer subgroup

Technology

  • Stabilizer (aircraft), surfaces to help keep aircraft under control. Includes:
  • Stabilizer (ship), fins on ships to counteract roll
  • Stabiliser, another name for bicycle training wheels
  • Stabilizers, the extendable legs mounted on a land vehicle which are folded out when stabilization is required; see Outrigger
  • Drilling stabilizer, part of the bottom hole assembly in oil drilling
  • Gyroscopic stabilizer (disambiguation), on ships and aircraft
  • Gun stabilizer, or gyrostabilizer, a device that helps a moving tank's gunner to aim the gun
  • Sway bar, a bar linking the two sides of an automotive suspension
  • Stabilization pond, a way of stabilizing wastewater
  • Voltage stabilizer, a system designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage

Photography

  • Camera stabilizer, an external mechanical device to stabilize the camera as a whole
  • Image stabilization, software or hardware that stabilizes the image

Other uses

  • Stabilization (architecture) of worn or damaged foundations of a structure
  • Stabilization (medical) is a process to help prevent shock in sick or injured people
  • Stabilization (warfare), part of counter-insurgency operations
  • Stabilizer subgroup, a concept in group theory
  • Automatic stabilizer, an economics term
  • Crude oil stabilisation, part of an oil production plant
  • Mood stabilizer, a kind of psychiatric medication
  • Segmental stabilizers are the muscles which provide support across joints
  • Stabilizer code, a concept in quantum error correction

See also

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