The difference between Calculator and Computer
When used as nouns, calculator means a mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations, whereas computer means a person employed to perform computations.
check bellow for the other definitions of Calculator and Computer
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Calculator as a noun:
A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations.
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Calculator as a noun (dated):
A person who performs mathematical calculation
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Calculator as a noun:
A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
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Calculator as a noun (obsolete):
A set of mathematical tables.
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Computer as a noun (now, rare, chiefly, historical):
A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
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Computer as a noun (by restriction, chiefly, historical):
A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
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Computer as a noun:
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
Examples:
"synonyms: processor [['puter]] q informa[[box]] q slang machine calculator"