pocket calculator

Portable arithmetic device

A pocket calculator is a small, portable electronic device for performing arithmetic and sometimes more advanced mathematical operations.

The name distinguishes it from earlier desktop calculators, though as calculators shrank, the qualifier became less necessary.

I keep a pocket calculator in my desk drawer.

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computational power and capability

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Ultra-powerful computing system

mainframe · quantum computer · mainframe computer · computer · desktop computer

size and portability

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Large centralized computer system

ENIAC · supercomputer · server farm · data center · desktop computer

computational method

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Computing numbers without tools

pen and paper · abacus · slide rule · adding machine

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G