Definitions for "Abacus"
The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column.
A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
The square, uppermost part of a capital. (architecture) (Davis, H.W. C. (ed.) Medieval England, 615) For more information: Medieval Architecture
Keywords:  beads, arithmetic, wooden, slide, rods
A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China.
A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
Asian/Pacific computerized reservations system owned by Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Malaysia Airline, Philippine Airlines, Royal Brunei, Singapore Airlines and Worldspan.
Keywords:  adulterine, aisle, castle
Adulterine Castle Aisle
Keywords:  usefull, think, lot, people
a lot more usefull than most people think
a device used for addition and subtraction, and the
a system for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers
Keywords:  math, abstract, great, way
a great way to make abstract math
Keywords:  rack, parallel, wires, wood, running
a rack made of wood with two wires running parallel to each other
Keywords:  machine
a state machine
Keywords:  tool, effective, computing
a very effective tool for computing