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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

device go
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

memory device, storage device go
a device that preserves information for retrieval

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

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accumulator, accumulator register go
(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
counter go
(computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
index register go
(computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand
shift register go
(computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right