Handheld calculating device (5,4)

I believe the answer is:

slide rule

(Other definitions for slide rule that I've seen before include "Logs on here" , "Obsolete calculator" , "Old calculating device" , "Old calculator" , "facilitates calculations" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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