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Meaning of device

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

device

Pronunciation:/dəˈvaɪs/

noun

Definitions

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

    Example: There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.

  2. A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

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

  4. An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb