calculating machine

noun

1. calculator ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of calculating machine¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

Babbage never had the chance to complete his groundbreaking calculating machine.

From The Daily Beast

Inspired in part by the power of industrial machinery, Babbage set about designing a steam-powered calculating machine.

From The Daily Beast

This many-sided genius invented the first calculating machine and the first omnibus.

From Project Gutenberg

The reader is requested to suppose himself seated before the calculating machine and observing it.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr Babbage makes a very useless parade here of his calculating machine.

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The reader is requested to suppose himself seated before the calculating machine, and observing it.

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The rule of the many will be about as merciful as a calculating-machine, and as moral as a lawn-mower.

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