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scaler

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scal⋅er

  [skey-ler]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that scales.
2. Also called counter, scaling circuit. Electronics. an electronic circuit devised to give a single pulse as output after a certain number of input pulses.
Origin:
1605–15; scale 1 , scale 3 + -er 1
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scal·er   (skā'lər)   
n.  An electronic circuit that records the aggregate of a specific number of signals that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually.

[From scale2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: scal·er
Pronunciation: 'skA-l&r
Function: noun
: any of various dental instruments for removing tartar from teeth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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