Noun
a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions
Source: WordNetI will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing. John Searle
My car and my adding machine understand nothing: they are not in that line of business. John Searle
The 1960s weren't the 1920s again; they were the Liberal Arts expressed in the negative. The 1970s, despite the hedonism, weren't the 1920s; they were the Negative out to get all the rewards formerly held by the Positive. The Goat and Adding Machine Ritual is now. George W. S. Trow
Also, make sure you have a good calculator or adding machine on hand. Source: Internet
If there are multiple invoices to the same vendor, run an adding machine tape and attach to the upper left corner of the top invoice. Source: Internet
"She worked in Burroughs adding machine company until it re-located, then she worked in Hiram Walkers until her retirement in the late 1970s. Source: Internet