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device

/dəˈvaɪs/
noun
  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. A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

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

Synonymscontrivance, invention, apparatus, appliance, contrivance, design

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