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totalizator definition

to·tali·za·tor (tōt'l i zāt′ər)

noun

any machine for computing and showing totals of measurements, etc.; esp., a machine used in parimutuel betting for registering bets and, usually, computing the odds and payoffs while the bets are being placed

Etymology: Fr totalisateur

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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