ACCUMULATOR

Accumulator

In a computer's central processing unit, an accumulator is a register in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results are stored.

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accumulator

Noun

  1. One who, or that which, accumulates.
    He is a great accumulator of bad jokes.
  2. A wet-cell storage battery.
    Looks like it's time to recharge the accumulator again.
  3. A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
  4. A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
  5. A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
  6. 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. A register in a calculator or computer used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
  8. 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.


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