slipstick

• Ручной аналоговый компьютер, используемый для быстрых вычислений, ныне в значительной степени заменённый карманными калькуляторами.

A handheld analog computer used for rapid calculations, now largely replaced by pocket calculators.

1. Analog calculatorC1informaltechnical

   A handheld analog computing device used for rapid mathematical calculations, such as multiplication, division, and logarithms, before the advent of electronic calculators.

   Логарифмическая линейка

   • Engineers used a slipstick to compute complex equations before calculators became common.
   • My grandfather still keeps his old slipstick in a drawer as a memento.
   • The slide rule, often called a slipstick, was essential for navigation and engineering.

   Synonymsslide rule