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Definition of 'adder'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) addere, misdivision of naddere, from (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
(obsolete) A snake.
A name loosely applied to various snakes more or less resembling the viper; a viper.
(chiefly|British) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera . The (common European adder) is the .
(US|Canada) Any of several small nonvenomous snakes resembling the adder, such as the milk snake.
The sea-stickleback or adder-fish.
Derived terms
* adder-fish
* puff adder
Etymology 2
(add).
Noun
( en-noun)
Someone who or something which performs arithmetic addition; a machine for adding numbers.
Something which adds or increases.
- They sought out cost adders with an eye toward eliminating them.
Derived terms
* carry-lookahead adder
* carry-save adder
* carry-skip adder
* full adder
* half adder
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