Tabulator

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who counts or tabulates things.
  2. 2
    a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens wordnet
  3. 3
    The mechanism on a typewriter that sets the position of columns and borders.
  4. 4
    an electromechanical machine designed to assist in summarizing information and, later, accounting. wordnet
  5. 5
    A tab character.

    "You can put a tabulator in all those places where a space is allowed. A tabulator character corresponds to, for example, 4 spaces in the program editor."

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  1. 6
    An early data processing machine that produces printed lists and totals from data on punched cards. historical

Synonyms

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accounting machineadding machineadding machinecalculatorcountercounter

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"You can put a tabulator in all those places where a space is allowed. A tabulator character corresponds to, for example, 4 spaces in the program editor."

Etymology

From tabulate + -or.

Related phrases

data processingpunched card

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