Accumulator

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Accumulator may refer to:

  • Accumulator (bet)
    , a parlay bet
  • Accumulator (computing), in a CPU, a processor register for storing intermediate results
  • Accumulator (computer vision), discrete cell structure to count votes, standard component of the Hough transform
  • Accumulator (cryptography), a value, determined by a set of values, that allows one to verify if any one of the original values is a member of the set
  • Accumulator (energy), an apparatus for storing energy or power
    • Capacitor, in electrical engineering, also known by the obsolete term accumulator
    • Electrochemical cell, a cell that stores electrical energy, typically used in rechargeable batteries
    • Hydraulic accumulator, an energy storage device using hydraulic fluid under pressure
    • Thermal accumulator, a device or system that provides thermal energy storage as from concentrated solar power and storage heaters or heat banks in buildings
  • Accumulator (structured product), a financial contract used by clients (usually individuals) to accumulate stock positions over time
  • Accumulator 1, a Czech film
  • Dynamic accumulator, a plant that mines nutrients from the soil through its roots