device
Tool or gizmo
Device belongs to a class of words that generally denote a useful, constructed thing, like a tool, implement, instrument, or machine.
In computer technology, device refers to an item of hardware connected to a computer, like a printer or scanner.
A figurative device is a stratagem that accomplishes something (plot device, rhetorical device).
Bombs are often characterized as devices: The soldier disarmed the improvised explosive device.
Nameless mechanical device
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- widgetUnspecified small device
- doodadUnnamed small object
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
whatchamacallit · apparatus · implement · tool · utensil · accessory · novelty · trinket
Deceptive plan for advantage
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- artificeClever deceptive strategy
gambit · tactic · contrivance · maneuver · trick · subterfuge · machination · expedient
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
- e-readerDigital book device
router · charger · monitor · keyboard · mouse · speaker · headphones · webcam
Explosive initiation device
- fuseProtective melting wire
- triggerWhat initiates action
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- igniterDevice that starts combustion
blasting cap · charge · IED · incendiary · bomb · mine · primer
Device regulating heartbeat
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- insulin pumpProgrammable hormone infusion device
hearing aid · prosthetic · implant · ventilator · nebulizer · CPAP · glucose monitor · orthotic
Pivoting bar for lifting
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- valveFluid flow controller
spring · cam · crank · flywheel · ratchet · clutch · bearing · hinge
Representational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- crestHighest point or tuft
- mottoGuiding behavioral phrase
- blazonHeraldic shield notation
charge · bearing · escutcheon · coat of arms · shield · sigil · badge
Heat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
caliper · protractor · oscilloscope · spectrometer · voltmeter · manometer · multimeter · gauge
gizmo
Nameless mechanical device
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- widgetUnspecified small device
- doodadUnnamed small object
thingamajig · whatchamacallit · apparatus · implement · tool · utensil · accessory · novelty · trinket · tchotchke
stratagem
Deceptive plan for advantage
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
artifice · gambit · tactic · contrivance · maneuver · trick · subterfuge · machination · expedient · feint
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
e-reader · router · charger · monitor · keyboard · mouse · speaker · headphones · webcam · dongle
detonator
Explosive initiation device
igniter · blasting cap · charge · IED · incendiary · bomb · mine · primer
pacemaker
Device regulating heartbeat
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
insulin pump · hearing aid · prosthetic · implant · ventilator · nebulizer · CPAP · glucose monitor · orthotic · splint
lever
Pivoting bar for lifting
valve · spring · cam · crank · flywheel · ratchet · clutch · bearing · hinge · latch
emblem
Representational sign or device
blazon · charge · bearing · escutcheon · coat of arms · shield · sigil · badge
thermometer
Heat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
sextant · caliper · protractor · oscilloscope · spectrometer · voltmeter · manometer · multimeter · gauge · scale
- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
- devicesgadget, smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer
- techygadget, gizmo, app, chip, code
- thingamajigsthingamajig, thingamabob, whatchamacallit, doohickey, doodad
- solutionssolution, answer, fix, remedy, cure
- thingsthing, object, item, stuff, article
deviceraw material
Unprocessed production input
natural object · natural resource · organism · nature · ore
devicechance
Likelihood of occurrence
accident · luck · fortune · happenstance · coincidence
devicecandor
Unguarded truthfulness
frankness · honesty · openness · directness · straightforwardness
- input devicesTools for entering data
- wearable devicesBody-mounted electronic gadgets
- mobile devicesPortable personal electronics
- smart devicesNetwork-linked electronic products
- listening deviceHidden surveillance microphone
- electronic devicesCircuit-based machines
devise, devices, devising, devised, devises, deviser, devisers, device drivers, device's