abacus

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Calculators, cars and probably candles and the abacus were considered a menace to society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Recently, a lovely and well-meaning friend texted me one of those trending articles that make you want to trade your smartphone for an abacus and never speak of the internet again.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2024

For example, you can add numbers perfectly using an abacus, in which wooden beads are pushed back and forth to represent arithmetic operations.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023

With an abacus and a slide rule, earlier helpmeets, you had to know something of the mathematical process.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

I expected to see someone like Mr. Quon manning the counter, but a young woman was perched on a tall stool behind it, idly fiddling with an abacus.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu