Definitions for tabulatorˈtæb yəˌleɪ tər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tab•u•la•torˈtæb yəˌleɪ tər(n.)

  1. a person or thing that tabulates.

    Category: Computers, Common Vocabulary

  2. Category: Computers

    Ref: tab1 (def. 6). 1 1 7

Origin of tabulator:

1880–85

Princeton's WordNet

  1. counter, tabulator(noun)

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

Wiktionary

  1. tabulator(Noun)

    A person who counts or tabulates things.

  2. tabulator(Noun)

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

  3. tabulator(Noun)

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


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