slipstick

• Regla deslizante analógica utilizada para realizar cálculos rápidos, en gran medida reemplazada por las calculadoras de bolsillo.

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

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

   Regla de cálculo

   • 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.

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