tabulator — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A person who counts or tabulates things.

2. The mechanism on a typewriter that sets the position of columns and borders.

3. A tab character.

   Examples

   You can put a tabulator in all those places where a space is allowed. A tabulator character corresponds to, for example, 4 spaces in the program editor.

4. An early data processing machine that produces printed lists and totals from data on punched cards.

   Usage

   • Historical

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   counter

   Broader terms

   calculatorcalculating machine

2. an electromechanical machine designed to assist in summarizing information and, later, accounting.

   Synonyms

   tabulating machine

   Broader terms

   machine