Tabulator (Noun)
Meaning
A calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The scoreboard tabulator at the stadium kept track of the baseball team's winning streaks over the years.
- A rain tabulator measured the number of days the African savannah went without precipitation during the drought.
- In an attempt to prove a point about his favorite cafe, a regular patron brought his coffee purchases tabulator for the past three months.
- The accounting department relied on an inventory tabulator to determine optimal stock levels and product order cycles.
- The town's meter reader carried a device serving as both a water usage meter and a tabulator for calculating water waste statistics.