scaler

noun

scal·​er ˈskā-lər How to pronounce scaler (audio)
1
: one that scales
2
: a dental instrument for removing tartar from teeth

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Some of the present hyper-scalers may have collapsed and burned, leaving investors bereft. Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 13 May 2026 The photos, which are available today in archives shared via JSTOR by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York Public Library), show an all-women team of burners, welders, and scalers at work on the cargo ship in the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California. April White, JSTOR Daily, 16 Dec. 2024 The second wave will go to super scalers like Microsoft, Google, Oracle and other large companies that have the ability to broadly offer connectivity to compute. Robert Smith, Ceo Of Vista Equity Partners, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024 This is relevant because MediaTek’s scalers are already in millions of monitors worldwide, much like its TV scalers, which enjoy 70% market share. Anshel Sag, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for scaler

Word History

First Known Use

1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of scaler was in 1557

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“Scaler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scaler. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

Medical Definition

scaler

noun
scal·​er ˈskā-lər How to pronounce scaler (audio)
: any of various dental instruments for removing tartar from teeth
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