calculating machine

• Terme désuet désignant un dispositif mécanique ou électronique utilisé pour effectuer des calculs mathématiques, largement remplacé de nos jours par les termes 'calculatrice' ou 'ordinateur'.

An outdated term for a mechanical or electronic device used to perform mathematical calculations, now largely replaced by the term 'calculator' or 'computer'.

1. Mechanical or electronic calculatorB2formal

   A device designed to perform arithmetic operations automatically, ranging from simple mechanical calculators to early electronic computers.

   machine à calculer

   • The abacus is considered one of the earliest calculating machines.
   • Charles Babbage designed the Analytical Engine, a mechanical calculating machine.
   • Early calculating machines could only perform basic addition and subtraction.