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SLIPSTICK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slipstick mean?
• SLIPSTICK (noun)
The noun SLIPSTICK has 1 sense:
1. analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators
Familiarity information: SLIPSTICK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
slide rule; slipstick
Hypernyms ("slipstick" is a kind of...):
analog computer; analogue computer (a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages))
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