devices
Tools with purposes
Devices are tools, instruments, or machines designed for particular purposes.
The word covers everything from simple mechanical gadgets to complex electronics: medical devices, storage devices, mobile devices.
A literary device is a technique like metaphor or irony.
A rhetorical device persuades through structure rather than argument.
To leave someone to their own devices is to let them manage without supervision or interference.
Novel small device
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- widgetUnspecified small device
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
thingamajig · whatchamacallit · doodad · apparatus · gimcrack · gubbins · thingy · watchamacallit
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
- e-readerDigital book device
wearable · touchscreen · monitor · keyboard · mouse · router · printer · charger
Main computing chip
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- RAMTemporary data storage hardware
- SSDChip-based storage device
HDD · GPU · microchip · semiconductor · transistor · circuit · firmware · software
Toothed rotating machine parts
- pulleysGrooved wheels for rope
- leversForce-multiplying pivot bars
- camsMotion-converting rotators
- cranksObsessive eccentrics or rotating handles
pistons · springs · bearings · actuators · hydraulics · turbines · clutches · transmissions
Powered household equipment
- blenderMotorized food puréeing appliance
- toasterBread-crisping appliance
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- ironElement twenty-six
kettle · microwave · coffee maker · dishwasher · humidifier · air purifier · fan · heater
Representational sign or device
- crestHighest point or tuft
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- mottoGuiding behavioral phrase
shield · charge · blazon · sigil · badge · escutcheon · armorial · bearing
Motivator irrelevant in itself
- red herringIntentional misleading distraction
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
cliffhanger · deus ex machina · unreliable narrator · motif · symbolism · allegory · dramatic irony · narrative hook
gadget
Novel small device
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- widgetUnspecified small device
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
doohickey · thingamajig · whatchamacallit · doodad · apparatus · gimcrack · gubbins · thingy · watchamacallit · whatnot
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
e-reader · wearable · touchscreen · monitor · keyboard · mouse · router · printer · charger · headphones
CPU
Main computing chip
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- RAMTemporary data storage hardware
SSD · HDD · GPU · microchip · semiconductor · transistor · circuit · firmware · software · driver
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
cranks · pistons · springs · bearings · actuators · hydraulics · turbines · clutches · transmissions · differentials
appliances
Powered household equipment
iron · kettle · microwave · coffee maker · dishwasher · humidifier · air purifier · fan · heater · mixer
emblem
Representational sign or device
- crestHighest point or tuft
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
motto · shield · charge · blazon · sigil · badge · escutcheon · armorial · bearing · standard
MacGuffin
Motivator irrelevant in itself
- red herringIntentional misleading distraction
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
framing · cliffhanger · deus ex machina · unreliable narrator · motif · symbolism · allegory · dramatic irony · narrative hook
- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
- tech industrysoftware, computers, semiconductors, hardware, Amazon
- Apparatusequipment, instruments, machines, gear, mechanisms
- gadgetssmartphone, gadget, gizmos, widget, tablet
- Bluetoothpairing, headphones, headset, earbuds, speakers
- emblemsemblems, emblem, crests, badge, seal
devicesorganisms
Individual living entities
living things · nature · wildlife · plants · natural phenomena
devicesraw materials
Unprocessed production inputs
natural resources · feedstock · ore · lumber · commodities
devicesplain speech
Unembellished verbal expression
directness · simplicity · artlessness · bluntness · unvarnished truth
- 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