Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "headcount" shine aikin ƙidayar adadin mutane a wata ƙungiya, ƙungiya, ko yawan jama'a. Yana da ƙidayar kai-da-kai, inda ake ƙidaya kowane mutum ɗaya ɗaya. Ana amfani da wannan kalmar sau da yawa a cikin harkokin kasuwanci ko na soja don tantance adadin ma'aikata, sojoji, ko wasu ma'aikatan da ke halarta a wani lokaci. Kalmar
