title: Accumulator
text: # Accumulator
  
  Accumulator may refer to:
  
  * Accumulator (bet), a parlay bet
  * Accumulator (computing), in a CPU, a processor register for storing intermediate results
  * Accumulator (computer vision), discrete cell structure to count votes, standard component of the Hough transform
  * Accumulator (cryptography), a value, determined by a set of values, that allows one to verify if any one of the original values is a member of the set
  * Accumulator (energy), an apparatus for storing energy or power
     * Capacitor, in electrical engineering, also known by the obsolete term accumulator
     * Electrochemical cell, a cell that stores electrical energy, typically used in rechargeable batteries
     * Hydraulic accumulator, an energy storage device using hydraulic fluid under pressure
     * Thermal accumulator, a device or system that provides thermal energy storage as from concentrated solar power and storage heaters or heat banks in buildings
  * Accumulator (structured product), a financial contract used by clients (usually individuals) to accumulate stock positions over time
  * Accumulator 1, a Czech film
  * Dynamic accumulator, a plant that mines nutrients from the soil through its roots
  