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tabulator
9 letters · 7 distinct letters
- 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.
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.