accumulator

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: accumulator

1	n	a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
2	n	(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
3	n	a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: accumulator

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; lead-acid accumulator, lead-acid battery
a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts; nicad, nickel-cadmium accumulator
a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use; nickel-iron accumulator, nickel-iron battery
a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts; automobile battery, car battery
a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system

Type of:: galvanic battery, voltaic battery
battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel

Type of:: register
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind

Examples:: Isabella Stewart Gardner
United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; conductor
the person who collects fares on a public conveyance; gleaner
someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully; rent collector
a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner; conductress
a woman conductor

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