Device Dɪˈvaɪs Extra Examples Electrical Labour Saving Found Successful

• a tracking/recording/listening device
• the new devices will be installed at us airports.
• electrical labour-saving devices around the home
• this device allows deaf people to communicate by typing messages instead of speaking.

device

1. an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job
• SEE ALSO intrauterine device
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• a tracking/recording/listening device
• The new devices will be installed at US airports.
• electrical labour-saving devices around the home
• This device allows deaf people to communicate by typing messages instead of speaking.

Extra Examples

• All new cars are now fitted with these safety devices.
• He measured the room using an ingenious electronic device.
• Police found several bugging devices in the room.
• a useful device for checking electrical circuits
• The device consists of a large wheel mounted on a metal post.
• The device uses a transmitter that connects to your computer.
• The device worked exactly as I'd hoped.
• a device to measure blood pressure
• a tiny device designed to trace telephone calls
• The twentieth century saw the introduction of labour-saving devices around the home.
• This device enables pilots to navigate with pinpoint accuracy.
2. a piece of computer equipment, especially a small one such as a smartphone
• SEE ALSO mobile device
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• You can store thousands of photos on your device.
• a portable/wireless device
• The waiter takes orders on a hand-held device.
• Now connect the device to your computer.

Extra Examples

• The technology allows software systems to interact with wireless devices.
• The computer is sold with a printer / scanner and a backup storage device.
• You can edit your profile using any web-enabled device.
• A unique hardware identifier is given to each device in the network.
• All Bluetooth devices automatically detect one another's presence.
3. a bomb or weapon that will explode
• SEE ALSO IED
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ied
• A powerful device exploded outside the station.
• It was the world's first atomic device.
• Two bombers detonated their devices in the busy shopping centre.
• The device failed to detonate.

Extra Examples

• improvised explosive devices
• A package containing an incendiary device was found on Tuesday night.
• An incendiary device exploded in the store, setting fire to furniture.
4. a method of doing something that produces a particular result or effect
• Targeted advertising on social media is very successful as a marketing device.

Extra Examples

• We use a range of devices for testing children's numerical ability.
• This was originally intended as a device for making sure taxes were paid on time.
• Direct mailing is extremely successful as a marketing device.
• They employ several successful management devices.
• Aid workers have to use whatever devices are available for making sure help gets to those most in need.
5. a plan or trick that is used to get something that somebody wants
• The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.
• This device can be seem as somewhat dishonest.
6. a form of words that is intended to produce a particular effect in speech or writing
• a rhetorical device
• Metaphor and symbol are literary devices.
7. to leave somebody alone to do as they wish, and not tell them what to do

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French devis, based on Latin divis- ‘divided’, from the verb dividere. The original sense was ‘desire or intention’, found now only in leave someone to their own devices (which has become associated with sense (3)).