diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/hpc/hpc_observer_config b/xos/synchronizers/hpc/hpc_synchronizer_config
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rename from xos/synchronizers/hpc/hpc_observer_config
rename to xos/synchronizers/hpc/hpc_synchronizer_config
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_observer_config b/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_synchronizer_config
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rename from xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_observer_config
rename to xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_synchronizer_config
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos_observer_config b/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos_synchronizer_config
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rename from xos/synchronizers/onos/onos_observer_config
rename to xos/synchronizers/onos/onos_synchronizer_config
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rr_observer_config b/xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rr_synchronizer_config
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rename from xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rr_observer_config
rename to xos/synchronizers/requestrouter/rr_synchronizer_config
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/syndicate/syndicate_observer_config b/xos/synchronizers/syndicate/syndicate_synchronizer_config
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rename from xos/synchronizers/syndicate/syndicate_observer_config
rename to xos/synchronizers/syndicate/syndicate_synchronizer_config
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng_observer_config b/xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng_synchronizer_config
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rename from xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng_observer_config
rename to xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng_synchronizer_config
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe_observer_config b/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe_synchronizer_config
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rename from xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe_observer_config
rename to xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe_synchronizer_config
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/vtn/vtn_observer_config b/xos/synchronizers/vtn/vtn_synchronizer_config
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rename from xos/synchronizers/vtn/vtn_observer_config
rename to xos/synchronizers/vtn/vtn_synchronizer_config