1. (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register; [syn: accumulator, accumulator register]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
accumulator register
n 1: (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder
that adds an input number to the contents of the register
[syn: accumulator, accumulator register]