Devices, substances, or systems that keep something steady, balanced, or unchanged, like training wheels on a bike or additives in food.
From 'stabilize' (from Latin 'stabilis' meaning 'firm'), plus '-er' meaning 'one that does' or 'device that does.' The term became common in the 20th century with industrial and mechanical innovations.
Gyroscopic stabilizers in smartphones and cameras use the same physics as spinning tops to keep images steady—Einstein's theories about rotating objects help your phone take better photos.
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