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device noun

  /dəˈvaɪs/ , /dɪˈvaɪs/
  • Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
 apparecchio, dispositivo, congegno, periferica
  • (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
 motto, coccarda, emblema, inscrizione
  • A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."
 artificio, beffa, stratagemma
rhetorical device
procedimento
belay device
assicuratore, freno
device driver
aguzzino
intrauterine device
IUD, diaframma, dispositivo intrauterino, spirale
residual-current device
interruttore differenziale
improvised explosive device
ordigno esplosivo improvvisato
mobile device
dispositivo mobile
peripheral device
periferica
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