totalizer

Examples

• All

• Early mechanical totalizers were essential in accounting departments before the advent of computers.

• Each betting booth was equipped with an electronic totalizer to manage wagers.

• The totalizer was used to quickly add up the day's sales receipts.

• Our new totalizer can handle large amounts of data.

• The cashier used the totalizer to quickly sum the prices of all the items in the cart.

• During the game, the scoreboard displayed the totalizer results for each team as they scored.

• After entering the numbers, the totalizer gave the final tally for the day's sales.

Synonyms

A

adding machine

vstotalizer

• Archaic

2 3.9

A machine that adds and subtracts numbers used for money

focuses on adding and producing totals rather than all basic operations

C

calculating machine

vstotalizer

• Archaic

1 5.9

A machine for doing math, often mechanical or early electronic

is limited to simple arithmetic and producing totals rather than broad calculations

A

adder

vstotalizer

• Specialized

8.4

A device inside a computer or calculator that finds the total of numbers

handles several simple arithmetic functions rather than only adding numbers

T

totalizator

vstotalizer

• Specialized

9.9

A machine or computer that records bets and divides the money among winners

calculates simple arithmetic sums in general situations rather than handling bets

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Etymology