Calculator spelling can be used in programming as a form of textual feedback on devices with limited output ability. The programmer is given a wider set of letters to use and does not require the reader to turn the device upside-down. This is particularly useful in scientific calculators that feature hexadecimal readout using the letters A through F. Students often use this feature and an improved “alpha” feature that use the letters “A” through “Z” to write messages to each other, separating words by using the minus sign (“-”).
One of the most common applications of beghilos calculator spelling is done by students, often when bored during a mathematics lesson. The ‘original’ attributed example of calculator spelling which dates from the 1970s, is 5318008, which when turned over spells “BOOBIES”. Other words include “Boobless”, “Shell”, “Shelloil”, “Hello”, “Hell” and many others. Using a scientific calculator with hex capability, this can be further improved, with the Aâ’“F keys and the “!” sign, to spell “b00b1E5!”, without needing to rotate the display (a practice known as hexspeak); however, many calculators that use the seven-segment automatically calculate the factorial product when the “!” key is pressed. Another common example of calculator spelling is the sequence 0.7734 (when turned upside down, this becomes “hEllo”).
Calculator spelling is also used in other languages. An example in Dutch is 707 + 707 = 1414. In calculator spelling this is LOL + LOL = hIhI. The word LOL means fun (in Dutch, it is also a Leet/SMS acronym for laughter) and hihi is the Dutch spelling for “heehee” (laughter). In Portuguese, 50135 (upside down ‘SEIOS’), means ‘breasts’, and is directly analogous to the English “58008/BOOBS”.
Hip hop slang applications include the sequence 3722145 which spells “SHIZZLE”.
Here is a complete list of calculator words Lang Maker.
Calculator App Censors Output
Cost : $ 9.99 (If you are looking for free try PCalc Lite)
Rating : E
TLA Systems fees one of the main problems affecting the calculator industry today calculator spelling. So TLA Systems will be adding to their calculator apps a profanity filter.
Simply enter a number such as â’5318008â’³, turn the calculator upside down, and the offending word will be “discreetly” censored. Many common calculator words have been included as standard, and TLA Systems plan to increase this over time via software updates.
PCalc Lite
Available for a limited time only, PCalc Lite is a fully functional and free taste of our popular scientific calculator for the iPhone and iPod touch. You can download it from the App Store here.
In the continuing absence of demos or trial periods in the App Store, the idea behind PCalc Lite is to provide something useful and free that’s better than the Apple calculator, but which will also drive interest in the full version. PCalc Lite is a great calculator, but PCalc is even better!
Both have censorship installed, sorry. Even for free you can’t spell boobies.