Accumulator
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Accumulator
1. A device or apparatus that accumulates or stores up, as:
(a) a contrivance in a hydraulic system that stores fluid under
pressure; (b) a device sometimes incorporated in the fuel system
of a gas-turbine engine to store up and release fuel under pressure
as an aid in starting; (c) an electrical storage battery (British
usage).
2. In computer technology, a device which stores a number
and upon receipt of another number adds it to the number already
stored and stores the sum. See
counter.
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