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 in 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), an American band
See also Destabilisation Stability (disambiguation)