noun
analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators
• Syn: ↑slide rule
• Hypernyms: ↑analog computer, ↑analogue computer
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/slip"stik'/, n. Informal.
See slide rule.
[1930-35; SLIP1 + STICK1]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.