counter

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   in the opposite direction

   run counter

2. 2
   noun

   a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot

   a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot

3. 3
   noun

   a computer register whose contents go through a regular series of states, usually states indicating consecutive integers

   I put a counter in my code to stop printing at ten lines.

4. 4
   verb

   to speak in response

   I countered with some very persuasive arguments.

5. 5
   noun

   One who counts.

   He's only 16 months, but is already a good counter – he can count to 100.

6. 6
   noun

   A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.

   The basic idea is that the researcher conducting the transect (called the counter or enumerator) walks along a set path at certain intervals (hourly, daily, monthly, etc.) and tallies all instances of whatever is being surveyed.

7. 7
   noun

   An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.

   He rolled a six on the dice, so moved his counter forward six spaces.

8. 8
   noun

   A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.

   With a foreach block, you don't need to create an explicit counter variable.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English countour, from Old French conteor (French comptoir), from Medieval Latin computātōrium, from Latin computō, equivalent to count + -er. Doublet of cantore, computer, and kontor.