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Device

/dəˈvaɪs/

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

📖 Definitions of "Device"

noun
  1. 1

    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. 2

    A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb

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