calculating machine

Questions about calculating machine

What does calculating machine mean?

calculating machine means "a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; can be mechanical or electronic".

What is another word for calculating machine?

Close synonyms include calculator. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is calculating machine a common word?

calculating machine is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.