adding machine

noun
a machine capable of adding numbers and sometimes capable of performing the other arithmetic functions of subtraction, multiplication, and division: such machines are now obsolescent, having been replaced in most applications by electronic calculators.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism

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adding machine
 
n
a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing

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Example sentences
Students are to make a pattern on the adding machine tape.
Ensure that totals are accurate by running two adding machine tapes.
Use inventory forms and adding machine tapes as the only evidence for your
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Ability to operate an adding machine and calculator.
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