a small electronic device or piece of software for calculating with numbers 计算器(指电子设备或软件) a pocket calculator 袖珍计算器 I used the calculator app on my phone. 我用手机上的计算器应用。 Exam candidates are not allowed to use advanced calculators with database capability. 考生不得使用有数据库功能的高级计算器。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, from the verb calculare, from calculus ‘a small pebble ’(as used on an abacus).