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accumulator

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun accumulator has 3 senses

accumulator(n = noun.person) collector, gatherer - a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes); Array

is a kind of worker

has particulars: conductor, gleaner, rent collector, gardner, isabella stewart gardner

accumulator(n = noun.artifact) storage battery - a voltaic battery that stores electric charge; Array

has parts: anode, cathode, grid, storage-battery grid, secondary cell, storage cell

has particulars: lead-acid accumulator, lead-acid battery, nicad, nickel-cadmium accumulator, nickel-iron accumulator, nickel-iron battery

is a kind of galvanic battery, voltaic battery

accumulator(n = noun.artifact) accumulator register - (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register; Array

is a kind of register

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CIDE DICTIONARY

accumulator, n. [L.].

One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses. [1913 Webster]
An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc. [1913 Webster]
A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

accumulator, n.
1 Brit. a rechargeable electric cell.
2 a bet placed on a sequence of events, the winnings and stake from each being placed on the next.
3 a register in a computer used to contain the results of an operation.
4 a person who accumulates things.

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