accumulator vs register

register vs accumulator

accumulator and register both are nouns.

accumulator is not a verb while register is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accumulator	Yes	No	No	No
register	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, register is a hypernym of accumulator; that is, register is a word with a broader meaning than accumulator:

accumulator: (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
register: (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind

accumulator (noun)	register (noun)
a voltaic battery that stores electric charge	a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register	an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)	a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
	(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
	(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
	an official written record of names or events or transactions
	a book in which names and transactions are listed

accumulator (verb)	register (verb)
	enter into someone's consciousness
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	record in a public office or in a court of law
	send by registered mail
	manipulate the registers of an organ
	be aware of
	show in one's face
	record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
	enroll to vote
	have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

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