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Noun: totaliser  'tow-t(u),lI-zu(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: totalizer)
  1. A calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions
    "The accountant used a totaliser to check the financial records";
    - adding machine, totalizer
     
  2. Computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won
    "The racetrack used a totaliser to calculate and display odds in real-time";
    - pari-mutuel machine, totalizer, totalizator, totalisator [Brit]

Derived forms: totalisers

Type of: calculating machine, calculator, computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system

Part of: cash register, register, till

Encyclopedia: Totaliser