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
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."
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