accumulator definition
accumulating. 1  transitive verb. : 2  to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass accumulate a fortune. 3  intransitive verb. :  to increase gradually in quantity or number snow accumulating to a depth of several feet. Accumulator (computing) Accumulators on a tabulating machine circa 1936. Each of the four registers can store a 10-digit decimal number. In a computer's central processing unit (CPU), an accumulator is a register in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results are stored. act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated. 2. that which is accumulated; an accumulated amount, number, or mass. 3. growth by continuous additions, as of interest to principal. Origin of accumulation. Latin. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Hydraulic accumulator. A hydraulic accumulator is a pressure storage reservoir in which a non-compressible hydraulic fluid is held under pressure by an external source. The external source can be a spring, a raised weight, or a compressed gas. LHI's composite tanks are one-third the weight of standard steel accumulators and offer significant energy savings due to weight reduction, increased safety due to a higher than standard burst pressure factor, and cost savings because they are easier and less expensive to ship and install since weight and mounting hardware is minimized. storage-battery grid, grid - a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material. lead-acid accumulator, lead-acid battery - a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts. accumulator - (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register. accumulator register. register - (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind. Definition of accumulate. accumulated. ; accumulating. transitive verb. : to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass accumulate a fortune. intransitive verb. : to increase gradually in quantity or number snow accumulating to a depth of several feet. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A hydraulic accumulator is a pressure storage reservoir in which a non-compressible hydraulic fluid is held under pressure by an external source. The external source can be a spring, a raised weight, or a compressed gas. 2. (Horse Racing) horse racing Brit a collective bet, esp on four or more races, in which the stake and winnings on each successive race are carried forward to become the stake on the next, so that both stakes and winnings accumulate progressively so long as the bet continues to be a winning one.
A register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register.