tab·u·la·tor

[tab-yuh-ley-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that tabulates.
2.
tab1 ( def 7 ).

Origin:
1880–85; tabulate + -or2

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tabulator (ˈtæbjʊˌleɪtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a device for setting the automatic stops that locate the column margins on a typewriter
2.  computing a machine that reads data from one medium, such as punched cards, producing lists, tabulations, or totals, usually on a continuous sheet of paper
3.  any machine that tabulates data

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Tabulator is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
After the voter has voted the ballot, the ballot is deposited in the tabulator
  under routine procedure.
Under the precinct-based system, voters insert their completed ballots into an
  electronic tabulator.
Tabulator ballot box has removable ballot receptacles.
Voters can mark their selection and feed the ballot through the tabulator.
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