tabulator
noun[C]
uk/ˈtæb.jə.leɪ.tər/us/ˈtæb.jə.leɪ.t̬ɚ/amachineforrecordinginformationfrompunchcards(=cardswithholesinpatternsthatrepresentinformation):
(记录穿孔卡片上的信息的)制表机Charles Babbagedesignedan electro-mechanicaldevicecalled a tabulator toreadtheinformationcontainedon thepunchcard.查尔斯·巴贝奇设计了一种叫做制表机的电子机械装置来读取穿孔卡片上的信息。
His tabulatorworkedsuccessfully,reducingthenumberofman-hoursfor thetaskby two-thirds.他的制表机非常成功,使这项任务的工时减少了三分之二。
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- Herman Hollerithbuilthis firstmechanicaltabulator in the 1880s.
- We willresetthe tabulator to zero.
- Sheworkedin thegeneraladminoffice,operatinga tabulator which, in pre-computerdays,processedtheinformationstoredon punch-cards.
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