# Counter

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**Counter** or **The Counter** may refer to:

## Mathematics and computing

- [Counter (digital)](/source/Counter_(digital)), an electronic circuit that counts rising or falling edges of a clock signal
- [Counter machine](/source/Counter_machine), a subclass of register machines
- [Loop counter](/source/For_loop#Loop_counters), the variable that controls the iterations of a loop
- [Jeton](/source/Jeton), a reckoning counter used on reckoning boards for calculations
- [Mechanical counter](/source/Mechanical_counter), a digital counter using mechanical components
- [Tally counter](/source/Tally_counter), a mechanical counting device
- [Web counter](/source/Web_counter), a counter that counts the number of visits to a web page
- [Project COUNTER](/source/Project_COUNTER), a standard for reporting usage statistics of electronic resources
- [People counter](/source/People_counter), a device used to measure the number of people transversing a certain passage or entrance

## Games and sport

- [Counter (board wargames)](/source/Counter_(board_wargames)), a playing piece used in board wargames
- [Counter run](/source/Counter_run), an offensive play in American football
- [Counter turn](/source/Counter_turn), an element in figure skating
- [Counter (collectible card games)](/source/Counter_(collectible_card_games)), a small item used to represent certain objects or conditions in a collectible card game
- [Jones Counter](/source/Jones_Counter), measures distance bicycles travel

## Linguistics and typography

- [Counter (typography)](/source/Counter_(typography)), an enclosed space in a letter-form
- [Measure word](/source/Measure_word), a type of word in some languages - [Japanese counter word](/source/Japanese_counter_word)

## Other uses

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

## People with the name

- [Nick Counter](/source/Nick_Counter) (1940–2009), American film and television executive
- [S. Allen Counter](/source/S._Allen_Counter) (1944–2017), American neuroscientist, polar explorer, and university administrator
- See also [Caunter](/source/Caunter), an associated surname

## See also

- [Count (disambiguation)](/source/Count_(disambiguation))
- [Counting token (disambiguation)](/source/Counting_token_(disambiguation))
- [Counterflow (disambiguation)](/source/Counterflow_(disambiguation))
- [Opposition (politics)](/source/Opposition_(politics))

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