What is another word for slipstick?

Pronunciation: [slˈɪpstɪk] (IPA)

"Slipstick" is a slang term for a calculator. If you're looking for some other ways to refer to these beloved little gadgets, you might try "adding machine," "number cruncher," "mathematical instrument," "arithmometer," or simply "calculator." In the world of computing, there are also more specific terms such as "scientific calculator," "graphing calculator," or "financial calculator." Of course, as technology advances, calculators are becoming less and less common, with many people opting to use the calculator function on their smartphones. But no matter what you call it, the humble slipstick remains an essential tool for many professions and everyday calculations.

Synonyms for Slipstick:

What are the hypernyms for Slipstick?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    device, instrument, calculating tool, calculation aid, mathematical aid, mathematics tool.

Usage examples for Slipstick

But somebody produced a slipstick and began to juggle it expertly.
"Sand Doom"
William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Famous quotes with Slipstick

  • “You know the answers, but just between ourselves, that sketch smells a bit. It’s sloppy.” “I never did have any artistic talent,” Art said defensively. “I’d rather take a photograph any day.” “You’ve taken too many photographs, maybe. As for artistic talent, I haven’t any either, but I learned to sketch. Look, Art—the rest of you guys get this, too—if you can’t sketch, you can’t see. If you really see what you’re looking at, you can put it down on paper, accurately. If you really remember what you have looked at, you can sketch it accurately from memory.” “But the lines don’t go where I intend them to.” “A pencil will go where you push it. It hasn’t any life of its own. The answer is practice and more practice and thinking about what you are looking at. All of you lugs want to be scientists. Well, the ability to sketch accurately is as necessary to a scientist as his slipstick. More necessary, you can get along without a slide rule.”
    Robert A. Heinlein
  • I missed my slipstick. Dad says that anyone who can't use a slide rule is a cultural illiterate and should not be allowed to vote. Mine is a beauty — a K&E 20-inch Log-log Duplex Decitrig. Dad surprised me with it after I mastered a ten-inch polyphase. We ate potato soup that week — but Dad says you should always budget luxuries first. I knew where it was. Home on my desk.
    Robert A. Heinlein

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