subˈtracter rare.
[f. prec. + -er1.]
1. One who subtracts.
| 1828–32 Webster. |
† 2. = subtrahend. Obs.
| 1818 Todd. |
3. Electronics. = subtractor 2.
| 1950 W. W. Stifler High-Speed Computing Devices xiii. 284 The subtracter which is subtracting a large number from a smaller generates an extra carry pulse at the end of the arithmetic operation. 1970 IEEE Trans. Computers XIX. 720/1 A cascade of these subtracters, controlled by a multiplier recorder, provides multiplication. |