Usage Note
Calculadora refers to both a handheld calculator and, colloquially, a calculating or shrewd person (es una calculadora — she's very calculating). The masculine form calculador exists as an adjective meaning 'calculating' in the figurative sense. The feminine grammatical gender follows the -ora agent-noun pattern.
Examples
"Necesito una calculadora para el examen."
Natural Translation
I need a calculator for the exam.
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