tallycounter
nounUK /ˈtæliˌkaʊntə/
US /ˈtæliˌkaʊntər/
A small tool you click to count things one by one.
The teacher used a tallycounter to count how many students came into the room.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person whose job is to keep a record of numbers or amounts.
The tallycounter at the warehouse checked every box that arrived.
3. A mechanical or digital device that adds up totals automatically.
The machine acts as a tallycounter for all the tickets sold.
4. A simple hand-held clicker used to count people or events.
He kept a tallycounter in his pocket to track how many times the door opened.