accumulator (n.)

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

    [ Syn: collector , gatherer ]

  2. a voltaic battery that stores electric charge

    [ Syn: storage battery ]

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

    [ Syn: accumulator register ]

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