Look up: accumulator

1. accumulator
   [n] - (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the accumulator
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2. accumulator
   a vessel or tank that receives and temporarily stores a liquid used in a continuous process in a g as plant. See drip accumulator. On a drilling rig, the storage device for nitrogen-pressurized hydraulic fluid, which is used in closing the blowout preventers. See blowout preventer control unit.
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3. Accumulator
   ComputingA register within a microprocessor that is the source or destination of data for machine instructions.ElectronicsA device by which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or a storage battery used for storing the energy of electrical charges, etc.
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4. Accumulator
   An apparatus for accumulating or increasing the intensity of an electric charge. In modern terms, a capacitor.
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5. accumulator
   a device for maintaining constant tension in a moving wire or for accomodating the build-up of wire in a continuous line when a pay-off or a take-up is stopped for reel or spool changing Category: Iron and steel industries • A device that stores hydraulic,pneumatic or electrical energy f...
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6. accumulator
   A component of an ALU used to store the results of processing.
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7. Accumulator
   Ac·cu'mu·la`tor noun [ Latin ] 1. One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses. 2. (Mech.) An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic ele...
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8. accumulator
   1. One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses. ... 2. <mechanics> An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical...
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9. accumulator
   noun (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
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10. Accumulator
    • (n.) One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses. • (n.) An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical cha...
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11. Accumulator
    [energy] An accumulator is an apparatus by means of which energy can be stored, such as a rechargeable battery or a hydraulic accumulator. Such devices may be electrical, fluidic or mechanical and are sometimes used to convert a small continuous power source into a short surge of energy or v...
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12. accumulator
    (processor) In a central processing unit, a register in which intermediate results are stored. Without an accumulator, it would be necessary to write the result of each calculation (addition, multiplication, shift, etc.) to main memory and read them back. Access to main memory is slower than acces...
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13. ACCUMULATOR
    A bet that four or more horses win, or are placed (each way), in separate races run on the same day. The winnings on the first horse go onto the second and then onto the third, fourth and so on. It is also possible to bet on four or more sports events on different days, including major horse races a...
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14. Accumulator
    [computing] In a computer`s central processing unit (CPU), an accumulator is a register in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results are stored. Without a register like an accumulator, it would be necessary to write the result of each calculation (addition, multiplication, shift, etc.)...
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15. Accumulator
    a container in which fluid is stored under pressure as a source of fluid power.
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16. Accumulator
    A component of a heat pump that stores liquid and keeps it from flooding the compressor. The accumulator takes the strain off the compressor and improves the reliability of the system.
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17. accumulator
    • A rechargeable battery (also known as a secondary battery) or cell. Common varieties include the lead-acid accumulator and nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries. However, more and more environmentally-friendly batteries such as NiMH (nickel metal hydride) and NiH (nickel hydride) are also becoming ...
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18. Accumulator
    In science, an accumulator is an apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or a storage battery used for storing the energy of electrical charges, etc.
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19. accumulator
    (physics) In electricity, a storage battery – that is, a group of rechargeable secondary cells. A familiar example is the lead–acid car battery. An ordinary 12-volt car battery consists of six lead–acid cells which ...
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20. accumulator
    (computing) In computing, a special register, or memory location, in the arithmetic and logic unit of the computer processor. It is used to hold the result of a calculation temporarily or to store data that is being transferred
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21. Accumulator
    A bet involving more than one horse with the winnings from each selection going onto the next.
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22. Accumulator
    When you put an accumulator bet on, you are betting on a number of selections, and all of them must win for the bet to be successful. Once the first win has occurred, the winnings and original stake are wagered on the next bet, and so on until all bets have been completed. So if the first bet on a Â...
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23. Accumulator
    (Also, Parlay) A multiple bet. A single stake is used to generate two or more bets in succession. A kind of 'let-it-ride' bet. Making simultaneous selections on two or more races with the intent of pressing the winnings of the first win on the bet of the following race selected, and so on. All the s...
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24. Accumulator
    [structured product] Accumulators (aka: share forward accumulators) are financial derivative products sold by an issuer (seller) to investors (the buyer) that require the issuer to sell shares of some underlying security at a predetermined strike price, settled periodically. This allows the ...
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