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tabulator|ˈtæbjʊleɪtə(r)|
[Agent-n. from tabulate v.: see -or.]
a. One who tabulates, or draws up a table or scheme.
b. A machine or apparatus for this purpose; spec. a part of the mechanism of a typewriter (formerly, a separate attachment) for controlling the movement of the carriage in tabular work, indentation, etc.; in Computing, a machine that produces lists, tables, or totals from the information in a data storage medium, esp. punched cards or tape.
1885Athenæum 14 Nov. 639/3 This..means a corresponding increase in the work of the tabulators. 1892Daily News 6 June 5/5 It is these cards that are passed through the electrical tabulator, which, by ingenious contrivances, records the answers on a number of dials. 1901Phonetic Jrnl. 28 Sept. 611/1 Mr. F. P. Gorin, inventor of the tabulator bearing his name. 1917L. R. Dicksee Office Machinery viii. 96 A complete installation, consisting..of three Punches, one Sorter, and one Tabulator, would involve the employment of four operators, none of whom need be skilled accountants. 1922F. W. Pixley Accountant's Dict. II. 723/1 Accountants should..consider both systems..The choice will generally depend on the form in which the data is finally required; in other words, the tabulator will usually govern the system adopted. 1949[see interpreter 5 a]. 1970O. Dopping Computers & Data Processing iv. 73 A tabulator usually prints around 150 lines per minute, while a normal speed for a computer line printer is 1,000 lines per minute. 1978J. Kellock Elements of Accounting xii. 214 The next step is to feed the cards into a tabulator. |