"comptometer" meaning in English

See comptometer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: comptometers [plural]
Etymology: Genericized trademark of Felt and Tarrant Manufacturing Company, apparently a blend of compute and meter (“measure”). Etymology templates: {{gentrade|en}} Genericized trademark Head templates: {{en-noun}} comptometer (plural comptometers)
  1. A mechanical or electromechanical calculator; an adding machine without a crank, driven instead by keypress. Wikipedia link: comptometer Derived forms: comptometrist

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