noun
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a device for setting the automatic stops that locate the column margins on a typewriter
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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
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any machine that tabulates data
Etymology
Origin of tabulator
Example Sentences
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According to a state attorney’s analysis for Haakon County, it would take two election workers using a tabulator three to four hours to count all the ballots.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024
She said that she is gathering information on voters who had to wait in long lines and those who may have experienced ballot tabulator malfunctions.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2022
A brief, tense exchange flared when Woodall-Vogg opened a panel on one tabulator, bumping the power cord and inadvertently unplugging it.
From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2022
The worker is seen telling voters that if their ballot is rejected, they can have the ballot read manually or in a tabulator later.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022
The Hollerith tabulator was the work of Herman Hollerith, who incorporated the Tabulating Machine Company at the end of the nineteenth century.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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