Counter

Counter may refer to:

• Countertop, a flat surface or worktop, possibly in a kitchen, shop, or other service
• Bar (counter), the countertop at which drinks are served in a bar
• Compter, a small jail
• 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

Mathematics and computing

• Counter (digital), an electronic device, mechanical device, or computer program for counting
• Jeton, a reckoning counter used on reckoning boards for calculations
• Mechanical counter
• Tally counter, mechanical counting device
• Web counter, a counter that counts the number of visits to a web page

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, in grammar and linguistics
• Japanese counter, in the Japanese language, a word used with numbers to count objects

People with the surname

• Nick Counter (1940–2009), American film and television executive

See also

• All pages beginning with "counter"
• All pages with titles containing counter
• Opposition (politics)
• Count (disambiguation)
• Counterflow (disambiguation)