accumulator

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also

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[edit] Etymology

accumulate +‎ -or. From Latin accumulator, agent noun of accumulare (“‘to pile up’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

accumulator (plural accumulators)

1. One who, or that which, accumulates.

   He is a great accumulator of bad jokes.

2. (British) A wet-cell storage battery.

   Looks like it's time to recharge the accumulator again.

3. (gambling) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
4. (mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
5. (manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
6. (engineering, hydraulics) A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
7. (computer science) A register in a calculator or computer used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
8. (finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.

[edit] Synonyms

• (one who or that which accumulates): collector
• (serial bet): parlay
• (derivative contract): share forward accumulator

[edit] Related terms

• accumulate
• accumulation
• accumulative

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• accumulator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia