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tabulator

Dictionary definition · tabulator

noun

  1. a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
  2. an electromechanical machine designed to assist in summarizing information and, later, accounting."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."

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).