calculatorn.

/ˈkalkjʊˌleɪtə/

Etymology: < Latin calculātor, noun of agent < calculāre , corresponding to French calculateur : see calculate n. and -or suffix.

1. One who calculates; a reckoner.

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the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > one who counts, reckons, or calculates

reckoner?c1225

counterc1369

calculatorc1380

calculerc1400

teller1434

logist1570

count-caster1573

account caster1580

caster1598

computatist1611

computant1621

accountant1622

computor1669

digitizer1767

enumerator1856

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 408 Siche ben many calkelatours.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Calculateur, a reckoner, calculator.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 205 Calculators of Nativities.

1841 W. M. Thackeray Second Funeral Napoleon ii. (Pock. ed. 1887) 321 Economists and calculators.

1841–4 R. W. Emerson Exper. in Ess. Nature hates calculators; her methods are saltatory and impulsive.

a. A set of tables to facilitate calculations.

b. A mechanical contrivance for performing certain calculations; a calculating machine.

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the world > relative properties > number > mathematical instruments > [noun] > table

compute manual1483

tariff1591

sexagenary table1594

table of multiplication1594

long measure1623

scale of numbers1630

Rudolphine Tables1635

multiplication table1657

chiliad1675

sexagesimal table1685

nautical card1700

pence table1706

numeration tablea1743

tablebook1755

ready reckoner1757

calculator1784

tables1828

times table1902

log tablec1935

1784 Thomson (title) The Universal Calculator.

1824 W. Walton (title) The Complete Calculator..and Universal Ready Reckoner.

1876 S. Kensington Museum Catal. No. 831 This screw bears a calculator which serves to read angular displacements of less than 20 seconds.

c. An electronic device for performing calculations, now esp. one that is preprogrammed; spec. (more fully pocket calculator) a flat hand-held calculator with a keyboard and visual display. Formerly used where computer is now usual.

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society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > calculator

calculating machine1832

Comptometer1894

subtractor1914

calculator1946

programmable1964

1946 Sci. Amer. June 248/3 (heading) Electronic calculator uses 18,000 tubes to solve complex problems.

1946 Electr. Engin. (U.S.) 65 387 (caption) Front view of calculator showing sequence control mechanism.., which tells machine what to do and when to do it.

1958 Listener 11 Dec. 983/1 Automatic digital calculators, sometimes called ‘electronic brains’, are just over a decade old.

1965 Product Engin. 10 May 48 (caption) Electronic desktop calculator.

1970 Computer Design June 34/1 (heading) LSI, electronic printout bases of ‘pocket’ electronic calculator.

1973 Physics Bull. Oct. 626/1 Finally, going lower than micro, we might mention the HP-45, Hewlett-Packard's new pocket ‘scientific’ calculator.

1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 23 Feb. 4/2 The digital watch is a natural followup to the electronic calculator and many watch distributors..sell the calculators as well.

1978 John Moores Catal. Spring–Summer 813 You can, of course, work out percentages on any calculator, but it is easier and quicker if you have a separate % key.

1978 Daily Tel. 19 Sept. 8/6 Semiconductors..are used in pocket calculators, electronic watches, mini-computers, and many other modern devices.

1983 Austral. Microcomputer Mag. Nov. 105/3 Casio is gearing up to make about 1 million thin credit-card calculators a month.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	calculator
释义	calculatorn. /ˈkalkjʊˌleɪtə/ Etymology: < Latin calculātor, noun of agent < calculāre , corresponding to French calculateur : see calculate n. and -or suffix. 1. One who calculates; a reckoner. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > one who counts, reckons, or calculates reckoner?c1225 counterc1369 calculatorc1380 calculerc1400 teller1434 logist1570 count-caster1573 account caster1580 caster1598 computatist1611 computant1621 accountant1622 computor1669 digitizer1767 enumerator1856 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 408 Siche ben many calkelatours. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Calculateur, a reckoner, calculator. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 205 Calculators of Nativities. 1841 W. M. Thackeray Second Funeral Napoleon ii. (Pock. ed. 1887) 321 Economists and calculators. 1841–4 R. W. Emerson Exper. in Ess. Nature hates calculators; her methods are saltatory and impulsive. 2. a. A set of tables to facilitate calculations. b. A mechanical contrivance for performing certain calculations; a calculating machine. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical instruments > [noun] > table compute manual1483 tariff1591 sexagenary table1594 table of multiplication1594 long measure1623 scale of numbers1630 Rudolphine Tables1635 multiplication table1657 chiliad1675 sexagesimal table1685 nautical card1700 pence table1706 numeration tablea1743 tablebook1755 ready reckoner1757 calculator1784 tables1828 times table1902 log tablec1935 1784 Thomson (title) The Universal Calculator. 1824 W. Walton (title) The Complete Calculator..and Universal Ready Reckoner. 1876 S. Kensington Museum Catal. No. 831 This screw bears a calculator which serves to read angular displacements of less than 20 seconds. c. An electronic device for performing calculations, now esp. one that is preprogrammed; spec. (more fully pocket calculator) a flat hand-held calculator with a keyboard and visual display. Formerly used where computer is now usual. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > calculator calculating machine1832 Comptometer1894 subtractor1914 calculator1946 programmable1964 1946 Sci. Amer. June 248/3 (heading) Electronic calculator uses 18,000 tubes to solve complex problems. 1946 Electr. Engin. (U.S.) 65 387 (caption) Front view of calculator showing sequence control mechanism.., which tells machine what to do and when to do it. 1958 Listener 11 Dec. 983/1 Automatic digital calculators, sometimes called ‘electronic brains’, are just over a decade old. 1965 Product Engin. 10 May 48 (caption) Electronic desktop calculator. 1970 Computer Design June 34/1 (heading) LSI, electronic printout bases of ‘pocket’ electronic calculator. 1973 Physics Bull. Oct. 626/1 Finally, going lower than micro, we might mention the HP-45, Hewlett-Packard's new pocket ‘scientific’ calculator. 1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 23 Feb. 4/2 The digital watch is a natural followup to the electronic calculator and many watch distributors..sell the calculators as well. 1978 John Moores Catal. Spring–Summer 813 You can, of course, work out percentages on any calculator, but it is easier and quicker if you have a separate % key. 1978 Daily Tel. 19 Sept. 8/6 Semiconductors..are used in pocket calculators, electronic watches, mini-computers, and many other modern devices. 1983 Austral. Microcomputer Mag. Nov. 105/3 Casio is gearing up to make about 1 million thin credit-card calculators a month. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.c1380
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