device
- n an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
the device is small enough to wear on your wrist
a device intended to conserve water - n something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
- n any clever maneuver
he would stoop to any device to win a point - n any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
- n an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
he was recognized by the device on his shield
device characteristic
- n any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
device driver
- n (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
devices
- n an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'
eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force
the children were left to their own devices - n an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
- n something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
- n any clever maneuver
- n any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
- n an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)