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adding machine: see calculator calculator or calculating machine, device for performing numerical computations; it may be mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic. The electronic computer is also a calculator but performs other functions as well. ..... Click the link for more information. . adding machine [′ad·iŋ mə‚shēn] (computer science) A device which performs the arithmetical operation of addition and subtraction. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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CPAs constantly enter numbers on a keyboard or an adding machine, which
increases the risk of developing a repetitive stress injury (PSI). Other new technologies, however, soon
followed: "The cash register was patented in 1879, dictating
machines and stereotypes in the 1880s, the mimeograph machine in 1890,
the Hollerith machine which was used to tabulate the 1890 census, a
full-listing adding machine . For a project on dinosaurs,
students created a time line using 2,000 feet of adding machine tape,
with every seven inches covering 5 million years. |
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