Stabilizer

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
 * Wood stabilization, a wood preservation process to prevent distortion caused by moisture
 * Clarification and stabilization of wine

Mathematics

 * Stabilization (category theory)
 * Stabilizer subgroup

Technology

 * Buoyancy compensator (diving) adjusts buoyancy.
 * Stabilizer (aircraft), surfaces to help keep aircraft under control. Includes:
 * Vertical stabilizer of airplanes
 * Tailplane or horizontal stabilizer
 * Stabilizer (ship), fins on ships to counteract roll
 * Stabilizer, 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
 * 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
 * Stabiliser cattle, a breed of beef cattle
 * Stabilizer code, a concept in quantum error correction
 * Stabilizers (band), am American band