What does word device mean

What do we mean by device?

A contrivance or invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks. noun

A literary contrivance, such as parallelism or personification, used to achieve a particular effect. noun

A decorative design, figure, or pattern, as one used in embroidery. synonym: figure. noun

A graphic symbol or motto, especially in heraldry. noun

A plan or scheme for accomplishing something. noun

(leave to (one’s) own devices) To allow (someone) to do as he or she pleases. idiom

(leave to (one’s) own devices) To force (someone) to cope or manage without assistance. idiom

Disposition; desire; will; pleasure. noun

Opinion; view. noun

The act or state of devising or inventing; invention; inventiveness; a contriving. noun

An invention or a contrivance; something devised or fitted for a particular use or purpose, especially something of a simple character or of little complexity: as, a device for checking motion. noun

A scheme or plan; something devised or studied out for promoting an end; specifically, something contrived for an evil or a selfish purpose; a wrongful project, stratagem, or trick. noun

Something fancifully designed, as a picture, a, pattern, a piece of embroidery, the cut or ornament of a garment, etc. noun

The representation of some object, group of objects, or scene, generally accompanied by a motto or other legend, and used as an expression of the bearer’s aspirations or principles. noun

The motto attached to or suited for such an emblem. noun

A spectacle; a show. noun

Synonyms Contrivance, Shift, etc. (see expedient, n.; see also artifice), wile, ruse, manœuver, trick. noun

Design, symbol. noun

Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb

A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.

A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.

Power of devising; invention; contrivance.

An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.

An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.

A spectacle or show.

Opinion; decision.

A line of shit told to gullible dumb asses. Urban Dictionary

The primary male genital organ aka penis aka cock, sometimes it is mechanical-like in nature Urban Dictionary

1. A very hot woman.
2. A nerdy word for a tool. Urban Dictionary

An VERY hot woman. Urban Dictionary

A term used to describe discrimination, or prejudice based on the devices people use in everyday life, to browse the web or to game, etc. Urban Dictionary

An object that is required to complete a the task at hand, e.g. TV remote, mobile phone, condom, spliff Urban Dictionary

Spending way too much time with eyes glued to your handheld device. Urban Dictionary

When a multi-platform program or application releases a feature for one platform, such as Android, but not another, such as iOS. Urban Dictionary

An item that is being fapulated or has been fapulated recently Urban Dictionary

Alternate saying for a lighter, rumor has it that it was invented by some urban wanderers wandering Tel Aviv for redemption and sexual pursuit. English speakers unable to speak Hebrew for shit these tourists went around asking Israelis to borrow their «fire device» Urban Dictionary

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1. devicenoun

   an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

   «the device is small enough to wear on your wrist»; «a device intended to conserve water»

2. devicenoun

   something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

3. device, gimmick, twistnoun

   any clever maneuver

   «he would stoop to any device to win a point»; «it was a great sales gimmick»; «a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen»

4. devicenoun

   any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

5. devicenoun

   an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)

   «he was recognized by the device on his shield»

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1. Devicenoun

   any artifactual object designed to perform an action or process, with or without an operator in attendance.

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1. devicenoun

   Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

   There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.

2. devicenoun

   A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

3. devicenoun

   A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.

4. devicenoun

   A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.

5. devicenoun

   An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.

6. devicenoun

   An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.

7. devicenoun

   A spectacle or show.

8. devicenoun

   Opinion; decision.

9. devicenoun

   Power of devising; invention; contrivance.

10. Etymology: devis, from divisus, past participle of dividere, thus originally, when goods were being divided among people, a mark put on each item to say who was getting what.

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1. Devicenoun

   Etymology: devise, French; divisa, Italian.

   1. A contrivance; a stratagem.

   This is our device,
   That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us.
   William Shakespeare.

   He intended it as a politick device to lessen their interest, and keep them low in the world.
   Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   2. A design; a scheme formed; project; speculation.

   Touching the exchange of laws in practice with laws in device, which they say are better for the state of the church, if they might take place: the farther we examine them, the greater cause we find to conclude, although we continue the same we are, the harm is not great.
   Richard Hooker, Dedicat.

   His device is against Babylon, to destroy it.
   Jer. li. 11.

   There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless, the counsel of the Lord shall stand.
   Prov. xix. 21.

   3. The emblem on a shield; the ensign armorial of a nation or family.

   Then change we shields, and their devices bear;
   Let fraud supply the want of force in war.
   John Dryden, Æn.

   Hibernia’s harp, device of her command,
   And parent of her mirth, shall there be seen.
   Matthew Prior.

   They intend to let the world see what party they are of, by figures and designs upon these fans; as the knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by devices on their shields.
   Addis.

   4. Invention; genius.

   He’s gentle; never schooled, and yet learned; full of noble device, of all sorts enchantingly beloved.
   William Shakespeare, As you like it.

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1. DEVICE

   CONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS and OS/2 operating systems. It is a special ASCII text file that contains user-accessible setup or configuration directives evaluated by the operating system’s DOS BIOS (typically residing in IBMBIO.COM or IO.SYS) during boot. CONFIG.SYS was introduced with DOS 2.0.

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1. Devicenoun

   that which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice

2. Devicenoun

   power of devising; invention; contrivance

3. Devicenoun

   an emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance

4. Devicenoun

   improperly, an heraldic bearing

5. Devicenoun

   anything fancifully conceived

6. Devicenoun

   a spectacle or show

7. Devicenoun

   opinion; decision

8. Etymology: [OE. devis, devise, will, intention, opinion, invention, fr. F. devis architect’s plan and estimates (in OF., division, plan, wish), devise device (in sense 3), in OF. also, division, wish, last will, fr. deviser. See Devise, v. t., and cf. Devise, n.]

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1. Device

   Device was a short-lived American pop-rock trio formed by keyboardist, bassist and vocalist Holly Knight, vocalist Paul Engemann and guitarist Gene Black.
   Device’s only album, 22B3, was released in the spring of 1986. It produced a Top 40 single in the U.S. with «Hanging on a Heart Attack,» which peaked at #35 on the Hot 100. The band’s second single, «Who Says,» peaked at #79. Both of these songs were promoted by music videos which garnered MTV rotation, and both were released as 12″ singles with remix and dub versions which received club play. A third single, «When Love is Good» was released, while the album peaked at #73 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Mike Chapman produced the album.

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1. Device

   de-vīs′, n. that which is devised or designed: contrivance: power of devising: genius: (her.) the emblem borne upon a shield: a picture of some kind, with a motto illustrative of a man’s life or character, borne by an individual rather than by a family.—adj. Device′ful (Spens.), full of devices. [O. Fr. devise. See Devise.]

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1. device

   The emblem on a shield or standard.

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1. device

   A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, software, shapes, sizes and styles for a specific purpose according to the manufacturer design and instruction.

   The device was of great purpose as it was so necessary to have it.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 16, 2020  

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1. device

   Song lyrics by device — Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by device on the Lyrics.com website.

2. Device

   Device vs. Devise — In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Device and Devise.

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1. • Design
   • Emblem
   • Expressive Style
   • Heraldry
   • Instrumentality
   • Maneuver

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘Device’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3361

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘Device’ in Nouns Frequency: #912

How to pronounce Device?

How to say Device in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Device in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Device in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Device in a Sentence

1. Dan Coats:

   We do not believe Iran is currently undertaking the key activities we judge necessary to produce a nuclear device.

2. Adam Sager:

   Most users don’t think about how a device is made.

3. Trey Gowdy:

   If you think to that iconic picture of her on a C-17 flying to Libya — she has sunglasses on and she has her handheld device in her hand — we have no emails from that day. In fact, we have no emails from that trip.

4. Susan Morley:

   As soon as a child is old enough to be on any device, they’re going to be searching, toddlers are free searching. They may not know exactly what they’re doing, but they’re pushing buttons all over and sometimes parents are too busy and distracted and disconnected to look over their shoulders. It’s uncharted territory for a lot of parents, and they find it hard to keep up.

5. Mark Reuss:

   The vehicle is an extension of their iPhone or their screen device, they want to stay connected and bring their music and everything else with them into the car. mark Rushbrook still have to deliver connectivity in something people love to look at and be seen in.

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Translations for Device

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• أداة, جهازArabic
• прыстасава́нне, прыла́даBelarusian
• девиз, устро́йство, прое́кт, план, приспособле́ниеBulgarian
• dispositiu, mecanismeCatalan, Valencian
• zařízeníCzech
• Hilfsmittel, Vorrichtung, Emblem, Instrument, Einrichtung, Devise, Baustein, Gerät, Apparat, Marke, Kunstgriff, Motto, EinheitGerman
• συσκευή, τέχνασμα, μεταφορά, έμβλημαGreek
• aparato, intrigoEsperanto
• mecanismo, dispositivoSpanish
• افزارهPersian
• tehokeino, tunnus, suunnitelma, juoni, laite, tunnusmerkkiFinnish
• artifice, appareil, stratagème, ruse, manœuvre, dispositifFrench
• cleasScottish Gaelic
• aparelloGalician
• מכשיר, מתקן, אמצעי רטוריHebrew
• युक्तिHindi
• eszköz, mód, készülék, szerkezet, gépezetHungarian
• սարք, սարքավորումArmenian
• alatIndonesian
• inscrizione, procedimento, apparecchio, emblema, periferica, congegno, coccarda, dispositivo, mottoItalian
• デバイス, 装置, 端末Japanese
• მექანიზმიGeorgian
• 장치Korean
• nukaMāori
• у́ред, девиза, фигу́ра, сре́дствоMacedonian
• alat, perantiMalay
• apparaat, toestelDutch
• enhetNorwegian
• urządzenie, przyrządPolish
• aparato, aparelho, dispositivoPortuguese
• dispozitiv, element, componentă, aparat, unitate, piesăRomanian
• зате́я, деви́з, прибо́р, уло́вка, дева́йс, эмбле́ма, план, приём, га́джет, прое́кт, приспособле́ние, фигу́ра, аппара́т, ма́рка, схе́ма, устро́йство, сре́дство, механи́змRussian
• уређај, uređajSerbo-Croatian
• zariadenieSlovak
• napravaSlovene
• redskap, retorisk figur, husgeråd, devis, apparat, knep, plan, föresatsSwedish
• పరికరంTelugu
• เครื่องThai
• alet, cihaz, aygıtTurkish
• пристрі́йUkrainian
• 設備Chinese

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— Updated example sentences

1 : something devised or contrived: such as. a(1) : plan, procedure, technique a marketing device mnemonic devices. (2) : a scheme to deceive : stratagem, trick. b : something fanciful, elaborate, or intricate in design.

What is the singular of devices?

Singular. device. Plural. devices. (countable) A device is a small machine or tool.

What part of speech is the word device?

noun. a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

What means deceive?

deceive, mislead, delude, beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness.

What is another name for devices?

What is another word for device?

tool	gadget
implement	appliance
contraption	apparatus
instrument	contrivance
machine	gizmo

What is a antonym for devices?

Antonyms of DEVICE artlessness, fairness, reality, ruin, truthfulness, innocence, ignorance, guilelessness, openness, truth, simplicity, destruction, frankness, ingenuousness, sincerity, candor, honesty, disorganization, unconcern.

What is another word for create?

In this page you can discover 91 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for create, like: compose, make, shape, produce, devise, conceive, call into existence, invent, forge, spawn and engender.

What’s another word for deceive?

Some common synonyms of deceive are beguile, delude, and mislead. While all these words mean “to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness,” deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness.

What’s the antonym of deceive?

What is the opposite of deceive?

disclose	reveal
unmask	be honest
allow	tell
expose	admit
divulge	open

How do you deceive someone?

Rather, people deceive by omitting information, denying the truth, or exaggerating information. Or they might agree with others when in fact they don’t, in order to preserve a relationship. Self-serving lies, on the other hand, help liars get what they want, make them look better, or spare them blame or embarrassment.

Is deceivingly a word?

de·ceiv′a·ble adj. de·ceiv′er n. de·ceiv′ing·ly adv. These verbs mean to cause someone to believe something untrue, usually with an ulterior motive in mind.

What is the adverb of deceive?

deceitfully. in a deceitful manner. with the intention to deceive.

What is a mendacious person?

mendacious /men-DAY-shus/ adjective. : given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth.

How do you spell deceivingly?

de·ceiv·ing·ly.

How do you use deceivingly?

1) We started with a deceivingly functional form: a simple shape that, to fool the viewer’s eye, looked like it did something, but in fact has no function at all. 2) It looked deceivingly easy to do. 3) Vicky: Yes. The rubber fibers are deceivingly strong.

Is it deceiving or deceptive?

Deceptive is typically used to describe an action or something that deceives or is intended to deceive, as in deceptive business practices. The related noun deception refers to the act or practice of deceiving or being deceptive.

What does deceptively hard mean?

Deceptively is an adjective to the noun hard. “The last boss was deceptively hard” means the last boss was hard, but did not appear to be so. It was hard, deceptively so. Not so. Something being deceptively anything means it is less of that thing than it appears.

What does deceptively tall mean?

I mentioned that he was “deceptively tall”. The term as I’ve heard it used is when gives a false impression through appearance of what they truly are. For example. a runner who is very fast but looks slow would be called “deceptively quick”.

What does it mean if something is deceptively simple?

Deceptively simple meaning: To a lesser extent than appears the case: the idea was deceptively simple. For instance, a deceptively simple plan is one that is not simple at all.

What does customarily mean?

: by or according to custom or established practice clothing customarily worn for formal celebrations : in accordance with what is customary or usual the order in which the different courses are customarily served In addition to administering the oath of office to the president on Inauguration Day, the chief justice …

What is another word for frequently?

What is another word for frequently?

often	oftentimes
repeatedly	commonly
customarily	habitually
much	usually
always	recurrently

What insolent means?

1 : insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct : overbearing. 2 : exhibiting boldness or effrontery : impudent.

What does oftentimes mean?

: on many occasions : often The quickness of the hand oftentimes deceives the eye.—

Is oftentimes a formal word?

Is it oftentimes or often times? Oftentimes is an adverb that can also be shortened to often as a synonym for frequently. Often times is not an equivalent adverb phrase.

Is oftentimes a real word?

“Oftentimes,” an adverb meaning frequently or repeatedly, can be found in standard dictionaries like The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.) But it, too, can be found in standard dictionaries and is a quite legitimate usage.

Is often at times correct?

Oftentimes or often times: Often is a shortened version of the bigger word oftentimes and they both are adverbs that act as synonym for the word frequently. They have the same mean but often is preferred due to its shortness but often times is not the same as ‘often’ and ‘oftentimes’.

What is another word for often times?

What is another word for oftentimes?

often	frequently
repeatedly	constantly
continually	oft
much	hourly
oftentime	again and again

What kind of adverb is the word oftentimes?

Oftentimes is an adverb, meaning it’s typically used to describe verbs. It’s oftentimes associated with habitual actions. A less common variant of oftentimes is ofttimes.

Do I need a comma after Often times?

Some adverbs don’t end “-ly”, e.g. sometimes or often. When an adverb modifies an entire sentence (or independent clause that follows it), then you should use a comma after it.

Is device plural or singular?

The plural form of device is devices.

What is device plural?

plural devices. device. /dɪˈvaɪs/ plural devices.

What is an example of a device?

The definition of a device is a tool or technique used to do a task. An example of a device is a telephone for the hearing impaired. An example of device is a literary tool like personification. (archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.

What are the two types of devices?

Types of devices

• Input devices, which write data to a computer, includes keyboards, mice, touchpads, joysticks, scanners, microphones, barcode scanners, and webcams.
• Output devices, which accept data from a computer, includes display monitors, printers, speakers, headphones, and projectors.

How many types of devices are there?

There are three different types of peripherals: Input, used to interact with, or send data to the computer (mouse, keyboards, etc.) Output, which provides output to the user from the computer (monitors, printers, etc.) Storage, which stores data processed by the computer (hard drives, flash drives, etc.)

What are the 10 input devices?

Computer – Input Devices

• Keyboard.
• Mouse.
• Joy Stick.
• Light pen.
• Track Ball.
• Scanner.
• Graphic Tablet.
• Microphone.

What are the 20 input devices?

Answer:

• keyboard.
• mouse.
• scanner.
• joy stick.
• track ball.
• light pen.
• touch screen.
• microphone.

What are the 10 examples of output devices?

What are the 10 Output devices of computer

• Monitor. Monitors are the most crucial output devices of a computer.
• Printer. A printer is an electronic external output devices of computer used to print digital information on paper as a hard copy.
• plotter.
• Multimedia and Screen Projector.
• Speakers.
• Headphone.
• Sound Card.
• video Card.

What are the 20 output devices?

OUTPUT DEVICES:

• Monitor (LED, LCD, CRT etc)
• Printers (all types)
• Plotters.
• Projector.
• LCD Projection Panels.
• Computer Output Microfilm (COM)
• Speaker(s)
• Head Phone.

What are 5 input devices?

• Keyboard.
• Image scanner.
• Microphone.
• Pointing device. Graphics tablet. Game controller. Light pen. Mouse. Optical. Pointing stick. Touchpad. Touchscreen. Trackball.
• Refreshable braille display.
• Sound card. Sound chip.
• Webcam. Softcam.
• Video card. GPU.

Which device is both input and output?

For instance, a keyboard or computer mouse is an input device for a computer, while monitors and printers are output devices. Devices for communication between computers, such as modems and network cards, typically perform both input and output operations.

Why modem is both input and output device?

A modem is considered an input/output device because a modem sends and receives data at the same time. For example, whenever you are surfing, you send a web-page request that its info out, or output. When you receive or access web pages, which would entail an input device.

Is a screen an output device?

Input/Output Devices: Input devices are used to input some information or choose from the options. Examples of output devices are screen, monitor, printer, and speakers.

What is output device and its types?

An output device is any piece of computer hardware equipment which converts information into human readable form. It can be text, graphics, tactile, audio, and video. Some of the output devices are Visual Display Units (VDU) i.e. a Monitor, Printer graphic Output devices, Plotters, Speakers etc.

What kind of device is touch screen?

Any computer device (including a touch screen) that takes input from the person operating the device is considered an input device. The way you use your finger on a touch screen is very similar to how you use a computer mouse on a desktop computer. Technically speaking, a touch screen is an input/output device.

What is the purpose of an output device?

An output device is any hardware device used to send data from a computer to another device or user. Usually, most output peripherals are meant for human use, so they receive the processed data from the computer and transform it in the form of audio, video, or physical reproductions.

What is used to see the output?

Answer. Print Preview option is used to see the output before printing. Print preview allows you to see the final result or how your document is gonna be printed on the sheet of paper.

Which of the following is output device?

Typical examples of output devices are monitors and projectors (video), headphones and speakers (audio), or printers and plotters (physical reproduction in the form of text or graphics).

What are the two types of output that the devices produce?

Output devices provide data in myriad different forms, some of which include audio, visual, and hard copy media.

Which one is not an output device?

If we talk about output device then plotter, printer and monitor are output device but touch screen is not a output device. Touch screen is a output device and normally layered on the top of electronic visual display of information processing system.

What is the meaning of storage devices?

A storage device is any type of computing hardware that is used for storing, porting or extracting data files and objects. Storage devices can hold and store information both temporarily and permanently. They may be internal or external to a computer, server or computing device.

Which program is used to enable the devices to work with OS?

Device driver

What are the types of device drivers?

For almost every device associated with the computer system there exist Device Driver for the particular hardware.But it can be broadly classified into two types i.e.,

• Kernel-mode Device Driver –
• User-mode Device Driver –

Why do devices need device drivers?

The main purpose of device drivers is to provide abstraction by acting as a translator between a hardware device and the applications or operating systems that use it. Programmers can write higher-level application code independently of whatever specific hardware the end-user is using.

How do you develop device drivers?

1. Step 1: Know about the Hardware.
2. Step 2: Say Hello to your hardware (In other words, talk to your hardware)
3. Step 3: Initialize your hardware.
4. Step 4: Control your hardware.
5. Step 5: Data Communication to your hardware.
6. Step 6: Start and Stop data communication.
7. Step 7: Fine-Tune and Debug Your Driver based on testing.

What does Device Mean?

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

explosive device (=bomb)

▪ A small explosive device was set off outside the UN headquarters today.

homing device

incendiary bomb/device

▪ The explosion seems to have been caused by an incendiary device.

labour-saving device/gadget/equipment etc

left to…own devices (=left alone and allowed to do whatever they wanted)

▪ Students were left to their own devices for long periods.

listening device

personal electronic device

stylistic feature/device

▪ stylistic features of the story

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

electronic

▪ Chip makers want to shrink their chips to meet the demand for faster electronic devices and computers.

▪ One of the maids, like an electronic sensing device, opened the door as I approached.

▪ To play the game, children run the hand-held electronic device over the barcode of any product.

▪ It is linked by wire to a briefcase-sized electronic device fifty yards away.

▪ Massey has also added an electronic device on its 6-cylinder tractors for automatically raising and lowering semi-mounted ploughs at the headland.

▪ Flash memory is a type of semiconductor chip used to store data in computers and electronic devices.

▪ We are evaluating a more sophisticated electronic device which allows the entire theatre team at risk to be monitored with minimal inconvenience.

▪ He was not handcuffed, but wore an electronic restraining device under a blue check shirt and gray slacks.

explosive

▪ A small explosive device used in the booster-separation system failed to fire when Endeavour launched on 30 November last year.

▪ There have been no additional explosive devices found nor any arrests made.

▪ The wheel could have controlled an explosive device.

▪ He said the equipment could be used at checkpoints to search people for explosive devices.

▪ How could this explosive device possibly have been smuggled aboard?

▪ He then turned away and detonated the explosive device strapped to his body.

▪ One of the earliest explosive devices was the petard, which was a mine used to breach castle walls or gates.

▪ They were being held without bail on suspicion of conspiracy, possession of explosive devices and burglary.

incendiary

▪ An incendiary device exploded setting fire to furniture, but the blaze was brought under control.

▪ But taxes, earlier considered the incendiary device of the race, may no longer be so.

▪ The caller claimed three incendiary devices had been planted at the Vineyards.

▪ Sources said the explosion seemed to have been caused by an incendiary device.

▪ But the incendiary devices were different from those used in previous arson attacks by the extremist group.

▪ Then a series of cassette-sized incendiary devices were carefully hidden in a number of stores.

▪ Firemen found more than a dozen incendiary devices in the offices near Borden, Hants, used by scientists to study squirrels.

mechanical

▪ It’s either a mechanical or electrical device.

▪ But the Earth as mechanical device has been a harder idea to swallow.

▪ No mechanical devices or hormones are used.

▪ Similar mechanical devices are planned for the space station.

▪ Simple mechanical devices were placed in the test room to maintain an accurate record of output.

medical

▪ The company makes medical devices that use laser technology for correcting nearsightedness and other eye disorders.

▪ Two medical device makers also were in the plus column.

▪ Boston Scientific develops and markets medical devices.

▪ This group would evaluate current or anticipated shortages of and increased demand for drugs, biologics, or related medical devices.

▪ Also putting in strong years: aerospace and defense, oil drilling and medical device companies.

▪ Assess the impact of modern medical devices on the emergence and prevention of nosocomial infections.

▪ Use of invasive medical devices, such as indwelling catheters, often carries a risk for infection.

▪ Medtronic Inc. v. Lohr: Federal law does not prevent patients from suing manufacturers of defective medical devices in state courts.

new

▪ The new device, called a quiteron, exploits the strange properties that some substances develop at very low temperatures.

▪ Our Astern also contains the newest computerized scanning device that determines exactly where and when the intrusion occurred.

▪ He’s using a lot of natural sounds — kitchen percussion, crowd voices … all sorts of new devices ….

▪ Supplemental Help: A new device to help consumers choose nutritional supplements may be coming to a drugstore near you.

▪ Agfa will be showing a pair of new devices while Xerox will have its new 1,200dpi ProImager device.

▪ Consumers have no say in this arrangement; they are expected to simply buy the new devices and learn the lingo.

▪ Voice over Monitoring of large rivers has been made easier by a new device, which tells scientists where fish are lurking.

▪ There he was handed a smock and a scalpel and one of the new surgical stapling devices.

nuclear

▪ If the scientists succeed, they will have taken a small step toward improving the efficiency of nuclear fusion devices.

▪ There would have been small nuclear devices loosed upon the Metroplex if Dallas had lost.

▪ The dangers of creating a miniature nuclear device worried them and also increased their concerns for safety.

▪ Thus the need for underground testing of nuclear devices, a practice now banned by the treaty.

▪ The section for training in portable nuclear devices had been in the deep cellars of the monastery.

▪ As little as 55 pounds of highly enriched uranium or 18 pounds of plutonium could be used to build a nuclear device.

▪ He weighed up what he needed to tell her about the shapechangers and theft of the nuclear device.

other

▪ The radio waves may come not only from transmitters but power supplies, motors or other electrical devices.

▪ Publicity differs from the other promotional devices mentioned in this chapter in that it often does not cost the organization any money!

▪ In some other devices semiconductor beads are used instead of metallic sensors.

▪ It was a simple but effective system of welfare financed partly by taxes and partly by other devices.

▪ Boltzmann machines and other similar devices have foundations in information theory.

▪ The other class of devices are designed to detect the relative movement of freely suspended massive blocks.

▪ Next month we will print animal behaviourist John Fisher’s views on this and other extreme training devices.

▪ Memories of other similar devices flickered for an instant.

rhetorical

▪ It is this component, comprising its symbolic aspects of rhetorical and metaphorical devices, which we refer to as its circumference.

▪ A rhetorical device with which to disarm his critics?

▪ However, he does not justify this suggestion by giving the criteria for classifying a mode of expression as a rhetorical device.

similar

▪ Boltzmann machines and other similar devices have foundations in information theory.

▪ Even when two schools utilized a similar device, advisory, the implementation of that program came out in very different ways.

▪ Their proposals are for a traffic-calming ramp or similar device, or even just a sign reminding drivers of the speed limit.

▪ Police then destroyed three similar devices.

▪ Five similar devices were found in mail at the building’s sorting office and defused by the Army.

▪ In 1864 du Hauron patented a similar device.

▪ Yesterday police were still combing the area for any similar devices which may have been hidden and for further clues.

simple

▪ This can be done by means of a simple, well-tested device called a Sabatier reactor.

▪ The judges will look for simple and effective devices which also demonstrate market potential and value for money.

▪ These were very simple devices two small paraffin burners in square tins which gave a modest flame.

▪ The simple childhood device for sketching them by superimposing a small egg shape for the body remains unrivalled.

▪ On assembly lines, cleverly simple devices prevent mistakes.

▪ A disclaimer is an obvious and simple device for a trader to use to avoid committing an offence.

▪ The box bellows is a simple device which can be constructed by anyone with rudimentary carpentry skills.

stylistic

▪ These were to identify, but not describe or interpret, the stylistic devices present in a given text.

▪ Ripken grabbed a piece of wood, stepped to the plate and started batting practice with his own stylistic device.

useful

▪ Incorporation thus brings with it a useful device to facilitate borrowing, from both the company and the lender’s viewpoint.

▪ Where previous models had been brain models first and useful devices second, Hopfield reversed the priorities.

▪ Cards are also a useful device for revision.

▪ The separation of strategies into generic versions is a useful conceptual device, even if such strategies become intertwined in practice.

▪ A useful device is to find an empty room, away from all your papers, documents, and other distractions.

▪ We added one further session to summarise useful devices for coping with and overcoming bulimia.

▪ Mankind has, of course, long exploited this simple principle for generating non-randomness, in the useful device known as the sieve.

▪ But he argues that rule-making is none the less a useful device, and that it is often preferable to direct action.

various

▪ The various devices used by the courts to maintain the present position will be discussed below.

▪ Its long-term effect however was to provoke Edinburgh employers into various devices to evade the high piece-work rates stipulated by the Interlocutor.

▪ Between mosaics of this format various aquatic devices are also significant.

▪ But individual nations also have recourse to the selective use of various devices for bending the rules of international free trade.

■ NOUN

control

▪ The network comprises a storage and control device which is linked to a ring of terminals and computers.

▪ The most important use of the budget is as a planning and control device.

▪ The subordinates see the control device as confirming mistrust.

▪ Birth control devices and information had never been widely available, and now they all but disappeared.

▪ But it’s a technique which can be used in many different ways, for example: As a control device.

▪ They became an accounting device to help managers, not a control device to hem them in.

▪ This story itself offers a useful control device in that you’re asking them how they manage without magic.

▪ When the temperature control device is operating, Reclamation can have it both ways.

driver

▪ More complex services — from device driver interfaces up will be handled by the operating system personality on top.

▪ This, in turn, relieves the software houses of the problem of having to write and test numerous device drivers.

▪ It is now said to have completed the main porting work and is now wading through the device driver work.

▪ It will provide updated device drivers for the next release of Windows For Workgroups.

▪ Specific device drivers are required for each relational database.

output

▪ Cheap high-resolution input and output devices will soon ensure the same kind of revolution in the cinema.

▪ Thus an output device is needed to make the user aware of what the microcomputer has done.

▪ This procedure sends a byte to the output device.

▪ The cheapest and most readily-available output device is the printer.

▪ Suggest instructions to control a set of output devices, and extend your interrupt service routine accordingly.

▪ It also did away with the need for bias adjustment on the output devices — a most desirable quality.

▪ Although the ultimate resolution rests with the output device it is essential that the software can at least provide control over it.

safety

▪ LID/SPLASHBACK Toughened glass lid with safety device which cuts off gas to Hotplate when lid is closed, with audible warning.

▪ Now, 80 percent of the handguns sold in this country will come with the safety devices.

▪ Doors will now have to be fitted with special safety devices to prevent people or objects getting trapped in them.

▪ There was testimony, lots of it, on how to fix a safety device Congress and federal regulators once deemed perfect.

▪ If it’s a dangerous model Candy will send an engineer within 10 days to fit a safety device.

▪ The removal of safety devices to speed up production, for instance, is often done with the tacit connivance of supervisors.

▪ BThe company further says that it does not market phones explicitly as safety devices.

▪ Essential safety devices if you’ve got children!

security

▪ Cop shop: Police have opened their own cop shop at Darlington police station to sell personal attack alarms and security devices.

▪ Especially if you’ve splashed out on security devices.

▪ Ask your car dealer these questions: What security devices come as standard?

▪ What optional extra security devices are available?

▪ Turn on or activate any security devices you have fitted.

▪ The Home Office has also been remiss about security devices, an important subject that has been debated at length today.

▪ Lock all doors and windows Fit security devices recommended in this booklet — and use them!

storage

▪ Connected to the computer is some form of storage device which enables information to be accessed and updated quickly.

▪ Both services allow users to send their data over the Internet to company storage devices.

▪ What is clear is that the costs of memory and storage devices are decreasing, whilst storage capacity is increasing enormously.

▪ Sales of large-scale data storage devices also increased strongly, while earnings from computer maintenance services hardly changed.

▪ The compression will let digital audio-visual services be carried by terrestrial and satellite channels, telecommunications networks or digital storage devices.

▪ We have seen how staggeringly impressive it is as an accurate data storage device.

▪ Cheaper memory, faster processors, and larger storage devices, come on to the market with increasing rapidity.

▪ Hardware used to capture video images, process them, and send the digitised images to storage devices.

■ VERB

allow

▪ But these devices allow it to remain out of water for only a short time.

▪ The devices will allow national park staff to monitor rhino movements 24 hours a day.

▪ Commissions and inquiries are rarely more than a device to allow politicians to put off taking decisions.

▪ Passport schemes are a price discrimination device which allows subsidies to be directed towards target groups.

▪ This means that these devices actually allow pregnancies to begin and then abort them, a notion out of line with biblical concepts.

▪ We are evaluating a more sophisticated electronic device which allows the entire theatre team at risk to be monitored with minimal inconvenience.

▪ His idea of heaven would be for some one to design a device which would allow him to read a book in there.

▪ A security device might allow one person to enter, but phone the police if it detects a known burglar.

fit

▪ Doors will now have to be fitted with special safety devices to prevent people or objects getting trapped in them.

▪ If it’s a dangerous model Candy will send an engineer within 10 days to fit a safety device.

▪ Most modern household appliances, such as washing machines and dishwashers are already fitted with non-return devices.

leave

▪ This is a specific form of market failure, since the market left to its own devices does not give sufficient knowledge.

▪ I was left to my own devices.

▪ She knew that I was perfectly capable of having the whole thing made in black leatherette if left to my own devices.

▪ On the days when I am left to my own devices I am a bit of a disgrace really.

▪ The flies are allowed to settle on the surface and are left to their own devices.

▪ The global economy, left to its own devices, generates enormous wealth and poverty at the same time.

▪ The implementation or administrative process is far too important to be left to its own devices.

▪ Users generally complained that, once treatment was over, they were left to their own devices in the community.

listen

▪ It even supplies baby listening devices.

▪ The businessman was then wired with a listening device and given $ 30, 000 to offer Mr Tucker.

▪ Former officers ofthe service who carried out the bugging told Berlin’s Tagesspiel newspaper that they used automatic radio listening devices.

▪ Although listening devices and seismic instruments were put in place, efforts to pinpoint the source of the noise were unsuccessful.

use

▪ A number of brewers now use a device called a cask breather on low volume beers to prolong their life.

▪ Some use other devices to prop the branches.

▪ Police said the bombers may have planned to use those unexploded devices in pursuit of their plot.

▪ Sometimes different sequences may need quite marked adjustment using filters and other devices to achieve the right harmonious effect.

▪ They used the devices of anthropology, sociology, history, and biology trying to prove that Negroes were inferior.

▪ Aren’t you more likely to enter or retrieve information about an appointment or contact using the device itself?

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

early warning system/device etc

▪ Into this would be built an early warning system to keep the business on the right financial track.

▪ She wondered if she had developed an early warning system since the fiasco with Marcus.

▪ The antibody test is the best early warning device available.

▪ Their fortunes may thereby serve as an early warning system to humankind of previously unrecognized environmental problems.

▪ They have an early warning system.

▪ This knowledge also improves early warning systems for the events.

▪ Timely recognition of emerging infections requires early warning systems to detect new infectious diseases before they become public health crises.

▪ Use was made of facilities for communications, intelligence gathering, and early warning systems.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

▪ a device for controlling temperature

▪ a birth control device

▪ a thermostatic device for controlling temperature

▪ An EEG is a device that records electrical activity in the brain.

▪ an explosive device

▪ Commissions and inquiries are little more than a device to allow politicians to put off taking decisions.

▪ Four of the victims received serious injuries when the device ripped through one of the station’s lavatories.

▪ He used every device possible to prevent inspectors from entering the premises.

▪ Police found the device hidden in a suitcase.

▪ Rahman uses dreams as a device to fill in the characters’ backgrounds.

▪ The farmers there still use the ‘Archimedes Screw’, an ancient device for raising water from a lake or well.

▪ The National Association for Elevator Safety says that most elevators have safety devices that prevent free-falls.

▪ The phone call was just a device to keep him from leaving.

▪ They were both aware that there might be listening devices hidden in the room.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

▪ A series of simple push-buttons on the solid state device enables the required temperature range to be set precisely.

▪ Cop shop: Police have opened their own cop shop at Darlington police station to sell personal attack alarms and security devices.

▪ Moulton said retrofitting could be done, at a cost of about $ 150 for the add-on device.

▪ Newton has always been positioned as a handheld communications device.

▪ Recommendations can be made or applications recorded easily with the device using drop-down menus and templates.

▪ Severe penalties were introduced for abortions and the sale of contraceptive devices.

▪ The device was removed from the shop and detonated in a controlled explosion.

▪ What is sought is a device.

It is very easy to make spelling errors. Not even the most experienced writers are immune to these simple, but potentially embarrassing, mistakes.

Usually, word processors will identify misspelled words and prompt you to correct them. In some cases, however, changing just one letter can form an entirely different English word. Spell checkers are less likely to identify these mistakes, leaving you with a nonsensical sentence, poor grammar, or both.

The words devise and device illustrate this point. There’s only one letter difference between their spellings, but they are actually different parts of speech, and are never interchangeable.

What is the Difference Between Device and Devise?

In this article, I will compare device vs. devise. I will use each of these words in at least one example sentence.

Plus, I will give you a helpful trick to use when you can’t remember whether to use device or devise.

When to Use Device

What does device mean? Device is a noun. It refers to a piece of equipment used for a specific purpose.

In contemporary English, device often refers to personal electronics like phones, tablets, and laptops, but the word has other uses, as well.

Here are some examples,

• Please stow all large electronic devices under your seat prior to takeoff.
• Noam Chomsky calls the neurobiological mechanism by which infants develop an understanding of language the Language Acquisition Device.
• I have invented a device that slices pizza quickly and cleanly, but its blades are sharp and very dangerous.
• If your device is in better shape than they expected, they’ll pay you more than their quote. –The Wall Street Journal

One could think of a device as something that has been devised.

When to Use Devise

What does devise mean? Devise, meanwhile, is a verb. It means to plan or invent something.

You can see some examples in these sentences,

• “Quick, Blackbeard! Devise an escape plan!” said the captive pirate.
• I thought I had devised a crafty scheme to get rich by buying and selling stocks, but instead, I lost my family’s fortune.
• Twelve elves could not devise a better shipping infrastructure than the one in place at Carol’s shipping service.
• Ozkan-Haller is carrying out a three-year research project to devise a sneaker-wave early warning system that could be broadcast and published by the National Weather Service. –The Washington Post

In legal contexts, devise can also mean to leave property to someone in a will.

Trick to Remember the Difference

Here is a helpful trick to remember devise vs. device.

While they appear similar, devise and device are actually different parts of speech. Devise is a verb, while device is a noun.

You can remember that device is a noun since it contains the word vice, which is itself a noun. By using this mnemonic, you can always be certain you are choosing the correct word.

Also, if it aids your memory at all, the difference between devise and device is the same as the difference between advise and advice.

Summary

Is it device or devise? Device and devise are spelled similarly, but they are different parts of speech.

• Device is a noun that refers to a piece of equipment used for a specific purpose.
• Devise is a verb that means to invent or plan something.

You can use a simple mnemonic to remember that device is a noun. It contains the word vice, another noun, in its spelling.

Now that you know the difference between these two words, you will be able to use them correctly in your own writing.

In summary,

• Device is a noun.
• Devise is a verb.