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adding machine

class of mechanical calculator, usually specialized for bookkeeping calculations
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adding machine

Summary

adding machine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • adding machine is a type of mechanical calculator[2].
  • adding machine's Commons category is recorded as Mechanical calculators[3].
  • adding machine began on 1851[4].
  • adding machine began on 1887[5].
  • adding machine's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[6].
  • adding machine's replaces is recorded as mechanical calculator[7].
  • adding machine's replaced by is recorded as calculator[8].

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Definition and Type

adding machine is a type of mechanical calculator[2].

Why It Matters

adding machine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → —
    Replaced by → calculator
    Start time → +1851-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1887-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Subclass of → mechanical calculator
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10807, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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