accumulator

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Synonyms: accumulate, accumulation, accumulated, accumulates, accumulators, accumulatio

Antonyms: accumulate, accumulation, accumulated, accumulates, accumulators, accumulatio

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|literal}} One who, or that which, [[accumulate]]s.
2. {{lb|en|British}} A [[wet cell|wet-cell]] [[storage battery]].
3. {{lb|en|betting}} A collective [[bet]] on successive events, with both [[stake]] and [[winnings]] being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
4. {{lb|en|mechanics}} A system of elastic springs for [[relieve|relieving]] the strain upon a rope, as in [[deep-sea]] [[dredging]].
5. {{lb|en|manufacturing}} A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
6. {{lb|en|engineering|hydraulics}} A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
7. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[register]] or [[variable]] used for holding the intermediate results of a [[computation]] or [[data]] [[transfer]].
8. {{lb|en|finance}} A [[derivative]] contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain [[strike price]], which the buyer is obligated to buy.
9. {{lb|en|UK|education|historical}} One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
10. {{lb|en|cryptography}} A one way membership [[function]].

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