noun
Meaning 1
A person who counts or tabulates things.
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tabulator
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noun
Meaning 2
The mechanism on a typewriter that sets the position of columns and borders.
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noun
Meaning 3
A tab character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
An early data processing machine that produces printed lists and totals from data on punched cards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: counter
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Broader terms: calculator, calculating machine
Narrower terms: pulse counter
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English tabulate Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -torlbor. English -or English tabulator From tabulate + -or.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: laskija — person who tabulates
- Spanish: tabulador — person who tabulates
- Catalan: tabulador — mechanism on a typewriter
- Czech: tabulátor — mechanism on a typewriter
- Finnish: sarkain — mechanism on a typewriter
- Finnish: tabulaattori — mechanism on a typewriter
- Greek: στηλοθέτης (stilothétis) — mechanism on a typewriter
- Russian: табуля́тор (tabuljátor) — mechanism on a typewriter
- Finnish: tabulaattori — computing: early data processing machine
- French: tabulatrice — computing: early data processing machine
- Russian: табуля́тор (tabuljátor) — computing: early data processing machine