accumulator vs drifter

accumulator

noun
  • A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam. 

  • A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy. 

  • A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively. 

  • A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging. 

  • A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer. 

  • A one way membership function. 

  • One who, or that which, accumulates. 

  • A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure). 

  • One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study. 

  • A wet-cell storage battery. 

drifter

noun
  • A boat used for drift fishing. 

  • A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires. 

  • A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker. 

  • A parachutist who jumps before the rest of the group to determine wind direction. 

  • A person employed in driving in rock other than coal. 

  • One who takes part in drift fishing. 

  • A person who moves from place to place or job to job. 

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