noun
- a venomous snake, especially the European viper
- a device or circuit that performs addition, especially in computing
Usage: computing
Examples
- The hiker was careful to watch for adders on the rocky path.
- An adder bite requires immediate medical attention.
- The common European adder has a distinctive zigzag pattern.
- Adders are Britain’s only venomous snake species.
- The computer’s adder circuit processes mathematical calculations.
- A binary adder can add two binary numbers together.
- The engineer designed a faster adder for the processor.