calculating machine

• Termo antigo para um dispositivo mecânico ou eletrônico usado para realizar cálculos matemáticos, hoje em grande parte substituído por 'calculadora' ou 'computador'.

An outdated term for a mechanical or electronic device used to perform mathematical calculations, now largely replaced by the term 'calculator' or 'computer'.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

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   • 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.