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English noun: accumulator

1. accumulator (person) a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)


Synonymscollector, gatherer


Broader (hypernym)worker


Narrower (hyponym)conductor, gleaner, rent collector


Instance hyponymGardner, Isabella Stewart Gardner


Domain categoryrevenue enhancement, tax, taxation

2. accumulator (artifact) a voltaic battery that stores electric charge


Synonymsstorage battery


Broader (hypernym)galvanic battery, voltaic battery


Narrower (hyponym)lead-acid accumulator, lead-acid battery, nicad, nickel-cadmium accumulator, nickel-iron accumulator, nickel-iron battery


Part holonymanode, cathode, grid, secondary cell, storage cell, storage-battery grid

3. accumulator (artifact) (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register


Synonymsaccumulator register


Broader (hypernym)register


Domain categorycomputer science, computing









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