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enumerator

noun

  1. Turing machine that lists, possibly with repetitions, elements of some set S, which it is said to enumerate
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English enumerate English -or English enumerator From enumerate + -or.

  1. A person who, or a thing that enumerates; a counter or iterator.

    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.

  2. A census taker.