adding machine

noun

A simple mechanical or electromechanical calculator that performs simple calculations, such as addition or subtraction. It aids repetitive arithmetic, as compared with unaided human effort. It cannot do advanced functions like a scientific calculator can.

“Near-synonyms: accounting machine, bookkeeping machine, tabulator”

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Meanings

nounadding machine (plural adding machines)

plural adding machines

  1. A simple mechanical or electromechanical calculator that performs simple calculations, such as addition or subtraction. It aids repetitive arithmetic, as compared with unaided human effort. It cannot do advanced functions like a scientific calculator can.

    Near-synonyms: accounting machine, bookkeeping machine, tabulator

    Synonyms: totaliser, totalizer, accounting machine, bookkeeping machine, tabulator

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA simple mechanical or electromechanical calculator that performs simple calculations, such as addition or subtraction. It aids repetitive arithmetic, as compared with unaided human effort. It cannot do advanced functions like a scientific calculator can.

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totalisertotalizeraccounting machinebookkeeping machinetabulator

More synonyms by meaning

nouna calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions

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totalizertotaliser
Broader
calculatorcalculating machine
Also see
accounting machinetotalizer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan màquina de sumar
  • màquina de sumarsimple calculator
German Addiermaschine
  • Addiermaschinesimple calculator
Italian addizionatrice, calcolo meccanico
  • addizionatricesimple calculator
  • calcolo meccanicosimple calculator
Korean 가산기
  • 가산기 (gasan'gi)simple calculator
Polish sumator
  • sumatorsimple calculator
Romanian mașină de adunat mecanică, calculator mecanic
  • mașină de adunat mecanicăsimple calculator
  • calculator mecanicsimple calculator
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APA

adding machine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adding%20machine

MLA

“adding machine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adding%20machine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adding machine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adding%20machine.

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