Online calculators are programs designed to work just like a normal calculator does. Usually the keyboard (or the mouse clicking a virtual numpad) is used, but other means of input (e.g. slide bars) are possible.

Many new types of calculators are possible thanks to the internet for calculations that would be much more difficult without such aids (or not possible at all), such as for real time currency exchange rates, loan rates and statistics. There have also been numerous calculators made by members of the general fanbase for various MMORPG's which typically allow you to determine the amount of experience points (EXP) needed to reach a specific level. More elaborate EXP calculators may tell you such info as how many of a certain item you need to make as well as the amount of materials needed to make said items to advance a skill level (i.e. telling you that you need to make 20 iron swords to advance a smithing level and that you will need 60 iron ingots to make them), or the amount of 'monsters' you need to defeat for a combat level. The main point being, a calculator can be made for just AbOUT anything.

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