cycler

noun8

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. •
   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. •
   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.
7. •
   Ellipsis of thermal cycler, a machine for creating multiple copies of DNA sequences.

   • We took samples from the tubes in the cycler at regular intervals
8. •
   (old-fashioned) Synonym of cyclist.

   • There is nothing more annoying than a rogue cycler ignoring the other road users.