What is shift assist in manual transmission and how does it work?

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Sorry if it seems like dumb question, I did google it but it makes 0 sense to me. I’m only just getting into cars and someone mentioned something called shift assist.

The message they sent for context if that helps:

> Well driving standard now is way easier than when I was younger lol apparently they have shift assist so you don’t stall as easily or something like that

Edit: thank you everyone for all the answers! As a baby car enthusiast, I really appreciate and am enjoying the variety of answers I’ve gotten. I’ve learnt a lot already and it hasn’t even been 24 hours.

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Probably they don’t actually mean shift assist (someone else already explained what that is) but synchronized gears.

https://www.mistertransmission.com/synchronized-vs-unsynchronized-gearing/

Before that, you had to manually match the speed of the engine to the speed of the wheels/gear while the clutch was engaged, which sucked. But not for cars built in the last 50 years or more.

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