device gimmick twist | any clever maneuver, he would stoop to any device to win a point, it was a great sales gimmick, a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen |
projective test projective device projective technique | any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations |
acoustic device | a device for amplifying or transmitting sound |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
breathing device breathing apparatus breathing machine ventilator | a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure |
cleaning implement cleaning device cleaning equipment | any of a large class of implements used for cleaning |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
contraceptive preventive preventative contraceptive device prophylactic device birth control device | an agent or device intended to prevent conception |
data input device input device | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
detonator detonating device cap | a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive, can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive |
device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose, the device is small enough to wear on your wrist, a device intended to conserve water |
device | an emblematic design (especially in heraldry), he was recognized by the device on his shield |
device | any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) |
elastic device | any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched |
electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity |
electromechanical device | a mechanical device that is operated by electricity |
electronic device | a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically |
exercise device | a device designed to provide exercise for the user |
explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy |
guard safety safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
guidance system guidance device | a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile) |
holding device | a device for holding something |
homing device | the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective |
improvised explosive device I.E.D. IED | an explosive device that is improvised |
intrauterine device IUD | contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus |
life preserver preserver flotation device | rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning |
lifting device | a device for lifting heavy loads |
measuring instrument measuring system measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
memory device storage device | a device that preserves information for retrieval |
monitor monitoring device | display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor |
optical device | a device for producing or controlling light |
output device | electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media |
peripheral computer peripheral peripheral device | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer, disk drives and printers are important peripherals |
prosthesis prosthetic device | corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body |
semiconductor device semiconductor unit semiconductor | a conductor made with semiconducting material |
signaling device | a device used to send signals |
characteristic device characteristic | any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions |
driver device driver | (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device |
device | something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect |
rhetorical device | a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |