adding machine
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noun
a machine capable of adding numbers and sometimes capable of performing the other arithmetic functions of subtraction, multiplication, and division: such machines are now obsolescent, having been replaced in most applications by electronic calculators.
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Origin of adding machine
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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adding machine
noun
a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
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