A mechanical device that automatically performs arithmetic calculations and records the results.
From Greek arithmos ('number') + -graph (Greek graphos, 'to write'). This word dates to the 19th century when mechanical calculators were being invented.
An arithmograph is a historical ancestor of the modern computer—mechanical contraptions that could add, subtract, and print their own results, representing humanity's desire to outsource boring math.
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