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accumulator

ac·cu·mu·lator

US/əˈkjum.jəˌleɪ.tɚ/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)

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(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the accumulator

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Origin

From Latin accumulātor, agent noun of accumulō (“pile up”), accumulate + -or.

Phrases

  • orgone accumulator
  • steam accumulator

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