Counter or The Counter may refer to:

Mathematics and computing

  • Counter (digital), an electronic circuit that counts rising or falling edges of a clock signal
  • Counter machine, a subclass of register machines
  • Loop counter, the variable that controls the iterations of a loop
  • Jeton, a reckoning counter used on reckoning boards for calculations
  • Mechanical counter, a digital counter using mechanical components
  • Tally counter, a mechanical counting device
  • Web counter, a counter that counts the number of visits to a web page
  • Project COUNTER, a standard for reporting usage statistics of electronic resources
  • People counter, a device used to measure the number of people transversing a certain passage or entrance

Games and sport

  • Counter (board wargames), a playing piece used in board wargames
  • Counter run, an offensive play in American football
  • Counter turn, an element in figure skating
  • Counter (collectible card games), a small item used to represent certain objects or conditions in a collectible card game
  • Jones Counter, measures distance bicycles travel

Linguistics and typography

  • Counter (typography), an enclosed space in a letter-form
  • Measure word, a type of word in some languages
  • Japanese counter word

Other uses

  • Countertop, the flat surface of a counter
  • Bar (counter), a type of counter used in bars for food serving
  • Compter or counter, a small jail
  • Counter, the part of a ship's stern above the waterline that extends beyond the rudder stock (see nautical terms)
  • The Counter, a global hamburger restaurant chain
  • Frequency counter, an electronic instrument for measuring frequency
  • "The Counter" (song), from the 2004 album Tiger, My Friend by Psapp

People with the name

  • Nick Counter (1940–2009), American film and television executive
  • S. Allen Counter (1944–2017), American neuroscientist, polar explorer, and university administrator
  • See also Caunter, an associated surname

See also

  • Count (disambiguation)
  • Counting token (disambiguation)
  • Counterflow (disambiguation)
  • Opposition (politics)