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An abacus
Abacus
The abacus, also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for performing arithmetic processes. Today, abaci are often constructed as a bamboo frame with beads sliding on wires, but originally they were beans or stones moved in grooves in sand or on tablets of...

 is a counting frame.

Abacus may also refer to:
  • Abacus (architecture)
    Abacus (architecture)
    In architecture, an abacus is a flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, above the bell. Its chief function is to provide a large supporting surface to receive the weight of the arch or the architrave above...

    , a flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column
  • Abacus (GDS)
    Abacus (GDS)
    Abacus is a global distribution system with a primary focus on Asia/Pacific travel operated by Abacus International Pte, Ltd., which is headquartered in Singapore.- Airlines using Abacus :...

    , a global distribution System used in travel
  • Abacus, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company
    Little, Brown and Company
    Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. Since 2006 it has been a constituent unit of Hachette Book Group USA.-19th century:...

  • Abacus, a Zagat-rated restaurant in Dallas, Texas, owned by chef Kent Rathbun
    Kent Rathbun
    Kent Rathbun is a Beard Award-nominated American chef and restaurateur...

  • Abacus, a producer of payware add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator
    Microsoft Flight Simulator
    Microsoft Flight Simulator is a series of flight simulator programs for the Microsoft Windows operating system, although it was marketed as a video game. It is one of the longest-running, best-known and most comprehensive home flight simulator series...

  • Abacus 5
    Abacus 5
    Abacus 5 is an action sports manufacturing and distribution company that is based out of Shanghai, China. It's known for promoting and expanding the skate and street culture in China since 2000....

    , an action sports manufacturing and distribution company headquartered in Shanghai
  • Abacus Harmonicus
    Abacus Harmonicus
    Abacus Harmonicus was an ancient diagram which showed the structure and placement of the keys of a particular musical instrument....

    , an ancient diagram showing the structure and placement of the keys of a particular musical instrument
  • Abacus Records, an imprint of Century Media Records
  • Abacus school
    Abacus School
    Abacus or abaco refers to calculations, especially the subject of direct calculations, using Hindu numerals without the help of the abacus . Abacus school is a term applied to any Italian school or tutorial after the 13th century, whose commerce-directed curriculum placed special emphasis on...

    , a type of Renaissance-era Italian trade school
  • Abacus system
    Abacus system
    The abacus system of mental calculation is a system where users mentally visualize an abacus to do calculations. No physical abacus is used; only the answers are written down....

    , mental calculation method inspired by the abacus
  • Abacus Federal Savings Bank
    Abacus Federal Savings Bank
    Abacus Federal Savings Bank is a Chinese American bank in the United States founded in December, 1984 by a group of business leaders from the Chinese community in New York City. The founders' original purpose was to provide banking services to immigrants and local residents of lower Manhattan...

    , an overseas Chinese bank in the United States
  • Abacus-2007AC1, a financial instrument and the subject of SEC v. Goldman Sachs, et al. (2010)
  • Logical abacus, an early mechanical digital computer
  • Operation Abacus
    Operation Abacus
    In 2000, Operation Abacus was the Canadian military operation that had troops standing by to restore vital services if the year 2000 caused disruption to computer systems....

    , the Canadian military operation to restore vital services if the year 2000 caused disruption