tabulator (redirected from Tabulating machine)

tab·u·la·tor  (tby-ltr)

n.

1. One that tabulates.

2. A machine that reads, sorts, and prints out information from punched cards.

3. A mechanism on a typewriter for setting automatic stops or margins for columns.

4. Computer Science A device for reading data from punched cards and producing printed lists or totals of the result.

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tabulator [ˈtæbjʊˌleɪtə]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a device for setting the automatic stops that locate the column margins on a typewriter

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a machine that reads data from one medium, such as punched cards, producing lists, tabulations, or totals, usually on a continuous sheet of paper

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) any machine that tabulates data

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tabulator - a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens counter calculating machine, calculator - a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations pulse counter - an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses

Translations

tabulator [ˈtæbjʊleɪtəʳ] N → tabulador m

tabulator [ˈtæbjʊleɪtə^r] n → tabulateur m

tabulator

n (on typewriter) → Tabulator m

tabulator [ˈtæbjʊˌleɪtəʳ] n → tabulatore m