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title: "Accumulators"
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> Macro (toc)

An accumulator is a tag in the host database that is configured to store the sum, or accumulation, of changes to another tag. It is typically used to store the volume of water that has flowed through a gate or meter.

See the [https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DCNC/pages/2010022503](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DCNC/pages/2010022503) for details of creating and managing accumulators.

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