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gadget

/ɡædʒɪt/
noun

  1. A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.

  2. Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.

    "He bought a neat new gadget for shredding potatoes."

  3. Any consumer electronics product.

Synonymscontraption, contrivance, doohickey, gizmo, widget

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