Accumulator
WordNet

noun


(1)   (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
(2)   A voltaic battery that stores electric charge
(3)   A person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
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Etymology


. From , agent noun of .

Noun



  1. One who, or that which, accumulates.
    He is a great accumulator of bad jokes.
  2. A wet-cell storage battery.
    Looks like it's time to recharge the accumulator again.
  3. A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
  4. A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
  5. A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
  6. A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
  7. A register in a calculator or computer used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
  8. A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
 
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