abacus

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In 2019, it even updated its abacus emoji after people pointed out problems with its old design.

From The Verge

Scientists have, for example, already devised artificial ways to store and process information using two-dimensional arrays of synthetic molecules, like checkerboard arrays or abacuses.

From The Guardian

They decide the 14th Amendment doesn’t actually apply to individuals and play abacus games with the word “citizenship” until segregation persists for more than 100 years.

From Washington Post

Because he was illegitimate, he could not become a notary, the family business, so he was first sent to learn math at what was known as abacus school.

From Seattle Times

It would cause the abacus to smoke too much to do those calculations, but the effects are real.

From Washington Times