Dictionary Check: tabulator

"tabulator" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

noun

a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens

Synonyms:
noun

an electromechanical machine designed to assist in summarizing information and, later, accounting.

Example: "In its basic form, a tabulating machine would read one card at a time, print portions (fields) of the card on fan-fold paper, possibly rearranged, and add one or more numbers punched on the card to one or more counters, called accumulators."
Synonyms:

Advertisement