device
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English devis, devise, devyce, devys, devyse, from Old French devis and devise, from Latin dīvīsus, past participle of dīvidō ("to divide").
Pronunciation- IPA: /dɪˈvaɪs/, /dəˈvaɪs/
device (plural devices)
- Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- 1949. Geneva Convention on Road Traffic Chapter VI. Provisions Applicable to Cycles in International Traffic
- Every cycle shall be equipped with: [...] (b) an audible warning device consisting of a bell [...]
- 1949. Geneva Convention on Road Traffic Chapter VI. Provisions Applicable to Cycles in International Traffic
- (computer hardware) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
- A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
- (Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
- 1979, Stiff Little Fingers, Suspect Device:
- Inflammable material is planted in my head / It's a suspect device that's left 2000 dead
- (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively. - 1736. O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey. The Documentary History of the State of New York Chapter I, Article III: Enumeration of the Indian Tribes.
- The devices of these savages are the serpent, the Deer, and the Small Acorn.
- 1736. O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey. The Documentary History of the State of New York Chapter I, Article III: Enumeration of the Indian Tribes.
- (archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
- 1976, The Eagles, Hotel California:
- And she said,
"We are all prisoners here,
Of our own device"
- (legal) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
- (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
- 1943 United States Post Office Department. A Description of United States Postage Stamps / Issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847, to April 1, 1945 [sic], USGPO, Washington, p1:
- Prior to the issuance of the first stamps, letters accepted by postmasters for dispatch were marked "Paid" by means of pen and ink or hand stamps of various designs. [...] To facilitate the handling of mail matter, some postmasters provided special stamps or devices for use on letters as evidence of the prepayment of postage.
- 1943 United States Post Office Department. A Description of United States Postage Stamps / Issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847, to April 1, 1945 [sic], USGPO, Washington, p1:
- (obsolete) A spectacle or show.
- (obsolete) Opinion; decision.
- (piece of equipment) apparatus, appliance, equipment, gadget, design, contrivance
- (project or scheme) scheme, project, stratagem, artifice
- (obsolete, power of devising) invention, contrivance
- French: appareil, dispositif
- German: Gerät, Apparat, Einheit, Instrument, Baustein, Vorrichtung, Einrichtung, Hilfsmittel
- Italian: apparecchio, congegno, dispositivo, periferica
- Portuguese: aparelho, dispositivo, aparato
- Russian: устро́йство
- Spanish: dispositivo, mecanismo, aparejo
- French: stratagème, ruse, manœuvre, artifice
- German: Instrument, Kunstgriff, Vorrichtung, Einrichtung, Hilfsmittel
- Italian: stratagemma, beffa, artificio
- Portuguese: artifício
- Russian: план
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