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device [n]

1)	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

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instrumentality acoustic_device adapter afterburner agglomerator aerofoil alarm appliance applicator aspergill automatic_pilot bait billiard_marker blower bootjack breathalyser breathing_apparatus bubbler buffer catapult battery_charger comb baby's_dummy conductor birth_control_device converter corer corrective crusher cryptograph cutoff dampener damper data_input_device deflector dental_appliance depressor detector diestock drive drop_forge elastic_device electrical_device electronic_device energiser exercise_device explosive_device fan filter asphyxiator flare gas_fixture groover guard heater heat_exchanger holding_device foil imprint indicator instrument interrupter key keyboard kinetoscope doorknocker lift lifting_device igniter machine magnet mechanism memory_device instrument nest_egg noisemaker optical_device override paper_feed peeler pick power_takeoff goad autocue pull reflector remote reset constraint router runner scratcher shoehorn shoetree shooting_stick shredder signaling_device snowshoe sounder source_of_illumination stabiliser stemmer stencil straightener reinforcement stylus support sweatbox synchroflash take-up teaser dart_thrower tilter pair_of_tongs trap trigger valve ventilator washboard water_cooler

2)	something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

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expressive_style rhetorical_device

3)	any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"

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maneuver fast_one

4)	any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

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5)	an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield"

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emblem heraldry union

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

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