tabulator

Definition of Tabulator in English :

1. counter, tabulator

a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tabulator

noun

1.

a feature in a word-processing program or device on a typewriter for setting and locating column margins

2. computing

a machine that reads data from one medium, such as punched cards, producing lists, tabulations, or totals, usually on a continuous sheet of paper

3.

any machine that tabulates data

noun

a person or thing that tabulates

; specif.,

a.

a device on a typewriter activated by a key (tab key), used to move the carriage a given number of spaces, as in making columns

b.

the key on a computer keyboard that moves the cursor a preset number of spaces (also tab key)

c.

a machine for automatically compiling lists, tabulations, etc. from information encoded on punch cards

n.

1. One that tabulates.

2. A machine that reads, sorts, and prints out information from punched cards.

3. A mechanism on a typewriter for setting automatic stops or margins for columns.

4. Computers A device for reading data from punched cards and producing printed lists or totals of the result.