Zahn pulled into the lot, and through the window they could see a man poking numbers into a desk calculator.

That version solved problems faster than 100 human operators with mechanical desk calculators.

Booth used desk calculators that were faster at shifting than adding and created the algorithm to increase their speed.

Small applications called desk accessories are also available, such as a desk calculator or notepad, etc.

Southwell's group developed efficient and accurate relaxation methods, which could be implemented on desk calculators.

The firing table calculations were accomplished by about one hundred women operating mechanical desk calculators.

For example, a desk calculator (in principle) is a fixed program computer.

In the 1950s and 1960s, economists used electromechanical desk calculators to calculate regressions.

He looked at her, then punched the figures into his desk calculator.

Using a desk calculator, he estimated that it was pumping more than a million gallons a week.