calculator
Meaning
- A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.
- (historical) A person who performs mathematical calculation.
- A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
- (obsolete) A set of mathematical tables.
Synonyms
calculating machine
electronic computer
Computer
computing machine
computing device
information processing system
arithmoneter
electronic computers
data processor
Translations
calculatrice
calculadora
calcolatrice
calculadora
calculadora
calculator
RechenmaschineFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
In the sense of a person, from Middle English calkelatour (“mathematician, astrologer”), borrowed from Latin calculātor, equivalent to calculate + -or. The other meanings arose in Modern English.
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