Abacus (disambiguation)
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An abacus
is a counting frame.
Abacus may also refer to:
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 CompanyLittle, Brown and CompanyLittle, 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 RathbunKent RathbunKent Rathbun is a Beard Award-nominated American chef and restaurateur...
- Abacus, a producer of payware add-ons for Microsoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft 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 5Abacus 5Abacus 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 HarmonicusAbacus HarmonicusAbacus 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 schoolAbacus SchoolAbacus 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 systemAbacus systemThe 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 BankAbacus Federal Savings BankAbacus 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 AbacusOperation AbacusIn 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