accumulator

n. storage cell; one who accumulates; register, section of memory in the CPU that is used to temporarily store the results of recent calculations (Computers)

Accumulator may refer to:Accumulator (computing), in a CPU, a processor register for storing intermediate resultsAccumulator (energy), an apparatus for storing energy or powerHydraulic accumulator, an energy storage device using hydraulic fluid under pressureAccumulator 1, a Czech filmAccumulator (air conditioning), a refrigerant storage and dehydration element of an air conditioning systemAccumulator, a type of bet covering multiple selections with a single stake. Also known (primarily in USA) as a parlayCapacitor, in electrical engineering, also known by the deprecated term accumulator electrochemical cell, is a cell that stores electrical energy, typically used in rechargeable batteries.
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Noun
1. a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
(synonym) collector, gatherer
(hypernym) holder, bearer
(hyponym) conductor
(classification) tax, taxation, revenue enhancement
2. a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
(synonym) storage battery
(hypernym) voltaic battery, galvanic battery
(hyponym) lead-acid battery, lead-acid accumulator
(part-meronym) anode
3. (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the accumulator
(synonym) accumulator register
(hypernym) register
(classification) computer science, computing

n. accumulator, storage battery

(n.)
One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses.
  

(n.)
An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc.
  

(n.)
A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.