How to say "calculator" in Japanese

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  • 電卓でんたくCommon
    nounThe everyday word for an electronic, typically pocket-sized calculator. Use this for the handheld device you do sums on; it is the default choice in most ordinary contexts.
    テーブルの上うえの電卓でんたくは私のですよ。↗
    The calculator on the table is mine.
  • 計算機けいさんきCommon
    nounAlso means calculator, but with a more technical or formal nuance, and it can refer to a machine that computes generally, including computers. For the pocket device, 電卓 is usually the word you want.
    The first electric calculator came into existence toward the end of the 19th century.

For the handheld electronic device, use 電卓; 計算機 also means calculator but sounds more technical or formal and can suggest a computing machine generally, so 電卓 is usually the safer everyday choice.

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