electromechanical
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of electromechanical
First recorded in 1885–90; electro- + mechanical
Example Sentences
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The new machine could do tasks about 1,000 times as fast as the electromechanical calculators that preceded it, but it was unwieldy, to say the least.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Up until the mid to late 1950s, Social Security records were stored manually or with electromechanical machines, including punched cards and early tabulating equipment.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
This makes it ideal for developing new electromechanical components that function efficiently in extreme cold.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2025
Furious, Strowger blamed the operators for misdirecting calls meant for him to his competitors, and set about inventing a bias-free, electromechanical machine to replace them.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Wagner experienced this clash of computer versus anti-computer even more vividly when he took a Numerical Analysis class in which the professor required each student to do homework using rattling, clunky electromechanical calculators.
From Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution Chapters 1 and 2 by Levy, Steven
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