tab·u·la·tor

(tăb′yə-lā′tər)

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

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tabulator

(ˈtæbjʊˌleɪtə)

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

2. (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. (Communications & Information) any machine that tabulates data

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tab•u•la•tor

(ˈtæb yəˌleɪ tər)

n.

1. a person or thing that tabulates.

2. tab ¹ (def. 6).

[1880–85]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

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tabulatore

tabulator

[ˈtæbjʊleɪtəʳ] N → tabulador m

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tabulator

[ˈtæbjʊleɪtə^r] n → tabulateur m

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tabulator

n (on typewriter) → Tabulator m

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tabulator

[ˈtæbjʊˌleɪtəʳ] n → tabulatore m

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