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English Dictionary: calculator by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculator
n
  1. an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
    Synonym(s): calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer
  2. a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
    Synonym(s): calculator, calculating machine
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calculator \Cal"cu*la*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. calculateur.]
      One who computes or reckons: one who estimates or considers
      the force and effect of causes, with a view to form a correct
      estimate of the effects.
  
               Ambition is no exact calculator.            --Burke.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   calculator [Cambridge] n.   Syn. for {bitty box}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   calculator
  
      {bitty box}
  
  
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