Meaning of DEVICE

Pronunciation:			di'vIs
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Matching Terms:			device characteristic, device control, device control 1, device control 2, device control 3, device control 4, device driver, device independent bitmap, deviceful, devicefully, devices
Computing Dictionary
	Definition:		peripheral
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	Related Terms:		ability, achievement, action, ad hoc measure, agency, agent, airborne controls, alerion, alibi, alphabetic character, alternator, AM receiver, AM tuner, AM-FM receiver, AM-FM tuner, amplifier, anagnorisis, ancilla, angle, animal charge, annulet, anode, answer, apology, apparatus, appliance, approach, architectonics, architecture, argent, argument, armature, armorial bearings, armory, arrangement, art, artful dodge, artifice, asiaticism, atmosphere, attack, attribute, auto radio, autoclave, autoconverter, autograph, automatic pilot, automatic pistol, automatic printer, automatic sight, automatic sprinkler, automatic stop, automatic telephone, automaton, autostarter, autotransformer, aviation radio, azure, background, badge, bag of tricks, bandeau, banner, bar, bar sinister, baton, battery charger, battery radio, bearings, behind-the-scenes influence, bend, bend sinister, billet, blazon, blazonry, blind, blueprint, blueprinting, bluff, bordure, bosey, broad arrow, broom, 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language, figurativeness, figure, figure of speech, figuring, file, flanch, fleur-de-lis, Flexowriter typewriter, floridity, flourish, flower, flowery style, foresight, forethought, fret, front, funds, fur, fuse, fusil, gadget, galvanic pile, galvanoscope, gambit, game, garland, Geiger counter, generator, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo, gloss, go-between, going between, googly, graph, grapheme, graphing, grid, griffin, grift, ground, ground plan, guided missile, guidelines, guise, gules, gyron, gyroscopic pilot, hackle, hairbrush, hallmark, hand, hand tool, handkerchief, handle, handmaid, handmaiden, hatchment, hearing aid, helmet, heraldic device, hickey, high-frequency heater, hocus-pocus, holystone, honor point, hose, idea, idiosyncrasy, ignition, image, image dissector, imagery, impalement, impaling, implement, improvisation, incident, inclination, index, indicant, indicator, induction heater, inductor, inescutcheon, influence, infrared cooker, infrared telescope, initials, inscription, insignia, instrument, instrumentality, insulator, intention, interagent, intermediary, intermediate, intermediation, intermedium, interrupter, intrigue, invention, isotron, John Hancock, joker, juggle, jugglery, jumper, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, keynote, knavery, label, lame excuse, last expedient, last resort, last shift, layout, legend, letter, lever, lever pilot, lexigraphic character, lie detector, lightning rod, line, lineup, lion, little game, local color, locus standi, logo, logotype, long-range plan, lozenge, machination, machine, machinery, magnet, magnetic recorder, magneto, magnetoscope, makeshift, maneuver, maneuvering, maneuvers, manipulation, manner of speaking, mantling, mapping, mark, mark of signature, marshaling, martlet, mascle, mask, mass spectrograph, mass spectrometer, mass spectroscope, master plan, means, measure, mechanical device, mechanical heart, mechanism, mediation, mediator, medium, metal, method, methodology, midwife, minion, monogram, mood, mop, motif, motive, motor-generator, motto, move, movement, mullet, multiplex receiver, mythos, napkin, neon light, neon tube, nombril point, nonliterality, nonliteralness, note, octofoil, operations research, or, ordinary, organ, organization, orle, ornament, oscillator, oscillograph, oscilloscope, ostensible motive, outlet, pacemaker, pale, paly, pass, pattern, pawn, pean, peculiarity, peripeteia, pheon, phonetic character, phonetic symbol, photoelectric counter, photoelectric recorder, photoelectric sorter, photoflash bulb, pictographic character, picture, pile, pis aller, plan, planning, planning function, play, plaything, pleasure, plot, ploy, plug, pocket, pocket radio, points, political influence, polygraph, poor excuse, power, power tool, preamplifier, prearrangement, precision tool, pretense, pretension, pretext, procedure, program, program of action, property, protestation, public motive, pumice stone, puppet, purple passage, purpure, push button, put-off, quarter, quartering, racket, radar, radar controls, radio, radio direction finder, radio telescope, radio-frequency heater, radiophone, radio-record player, radiosonde, railroad radio, rake, rationalization, RDF, reactor, receiver, receptacle, recognition, recourse, recourses, rectifier, red herring, refuge, regenerative receiver, relay, relay receiver, representation, representative, resistance box, resistor, resort, resorts, resource, resources, rheostat, rising action, robot pilot, robot plane, robot submarine, rose, ruse, sable, saltire, schedule, schema, schematism, schematization, scheme, scheme of arrangement, scraper, screen, scrub brush, scrubber, scurvy trick, scutcheon, seal, secondary plot, self-starter, selsyn, semblance, servant, service, serviette, setup, shake-up, sham, shield, shift, ship-to-shore radio, show, shunt, sigil, sign, sign manual, signal, signature, signet, slant, slave, sleight, sleight of hand, sleight-of-hand trick, slogan, smoke screen, socket, solution, sonar, spark coil, spark plug, spectrophotometer, speed tool, speedometer, sponge, spread eagle, stalking-horse, stamp, starter, step, step-down transformer, stereo, stock, stooge, stopgap, story, stratagem, strategic plan, strategy, stroke, stroke of policy, structure, subject, subordinary, subplot, subscription, subterfuge, sudarium, superheterodyne, supply, sure sign, swab, switch, syllabic, symbol, symptom, synchronous converter, system, systematization, table radio, tactic, tactical maneuvers, tactical plan, tactics, tag line, tap, telltale sign, temporary expedient, tenne, terminal, the big picture, the picture, thematic development, theme, thermal timing relay, thingumajig, time switch, time-delay relay, timer, tincture, toggle switch, tone, tool, toothbrush, toothpick, topic, torse, towel, toy, trait, transceiver, transformer, transmit-receiver, tressure, trick, trickery, trickle charger, trope, trump, tuner, turn of expression, twist, type, unicorn, utensil, vacuum cleaner, vair, varnish, vehicle, veil, vert, visa, vise, voltage changer, voltage regulator, voltage transformer, walkie-talkie, washboard, washer, washing machine, watcher, watchword, way, way of speaking, ways, ways and means, weapon, wherewith, wherewithal, whim, whisk, widget, wile, will, wily device, wire-pulling, wisp, working hypothesis, working plan, working proposition, wreath, wringer, writing, written character, X, X-ray microscope, yale