Look up device in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A device is usually a constructed tool. Device may also refer to: Appliance, a device for a particular...

A mobile device or handheld device is a computer small enough to hold and operate in hand. Mobile devices are typically battery-powered and possess a flat-panel...

A ratchet (occasionally spelled rachet) is a mechanical device that allows continuous linear or rotary motion in only one direction while preventing motion...

The Brannock Device is a measuring instrument invented by Charles F. Brannock for measuring a person's shoe size. Brannock spent two years developing a...

A device driver is software that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer. A driver provides a software interface...

The Lady Godiva device was an unshielded pulsed nuclear reactor originally situated at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), near Santa Fe, New Mexico...

comedic device is a technique or structure used to make something funny. They are often used in comedy. Repetition is the essential comedic device and is...

A betavoltaic device (betavoltaic cell or betavoltaic battery) is a type of nuclear battery that generates electric current from beta particles (electrons...

Storage device may refer to: Box, or any of a variety of containers or receptacles... Data storage device, a device for recording information, which could...

A "V" device is a metal 1⁄4-inch (6.4 mm) capital letter "V" with serifs which, when worn on certain decorations awarded by the United States Armed Forces...

value of a system setting or with name "DEVICE" extends system capability by loading a file such as a device driver or a terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR)...

In computing, an input device is a piece of equipment used to enter data and control signals to an information processing system, such as a computer or...

A device fingerprint or machine fingerprint is information collected about the software and hardware of a remote computing device for the purpose of identification...

A display device is an output device for presentation of information in visual or tactile form (the latter used for example in tactile electronic displays...

A literary device, literary technique, figure of speech, rhetorical device, stylistic device, or trope is any strategy of using language that a writer...

A Marksmanship Ribbon device is primarily a miniature metal rifle, pistol, target, service star, or letter E or S which may be worn if authorized on a...

A medical device is any device intended to be used for medical purposes. Significant potential for hazards are inherent when using a device for medical...

A HANS device (head and neck support device) is a type of head restraint and a safety device in motorsports. Head restraints are mandatory when competing...

In Unix-like operating systems, a device file, device node, or special file is an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system as if it...

The Pedersen device was an experimental weapon attachment for the M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle that allowed it to fire a .30 caliber (7.62 mm) pistol-type...

systems, the null device is a device file that discards all data written to it but reports that the write operation succeeded. This device is called /dev/null...

A jack is a mechanical lifting device. Most often, the term "jack" denotes equipment used to apply great forces or lift heavy loads. There are also smaller...

Device Manager is a component of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer. When...

as personal computers, to and from peripheral devices, e.g. displays, keyboards, and mass storage devices, and to and from intermediate hubs, which multiply...

In the C programming language, Duff's device is a way of manually implementing loop unrolling by interleaving two syntactic constructs of C: the do-while...

also known as the Great Seal bug, was one of the first covert listening devices (or "bugs") to use passive techniques to transmit an audio signal. It was...

restoration device is a device used for applying tension to skin during the process of non-surgical foreskin restoration. Those who use such a device employ...

A USB compound device contains an embedded USB hub and one or more non-removable USB devices. It may or may not have exposed downstream ports. The internal...

pseudoscientific device designed by Marcus Schmieke and Nuno Nina, that claims to function via bioresonance to enhance overall health. The device has been promoted...

players developed and manufactured by Apple Inc. Similarly to competing devices, they are capable of playing media content streamed from online services...

A defeat device is any motor vehicle hardware, software, or design that interferes with or disables emissions controls under real-world driving conditions...

A pointing device is a human interface device that allows a user to input spatial (i.e., continuous and multi-dimensional) data to a computer. Graphical...

A commitment device is a mechanism or arrangement that implements precommitment by deliberately restricting one’s own future options in order to make a...

for smartphones and tablets (touchscreen-based mobile devices originally; later for other devices, such as TVs and PCs), based on a modified version of...

automation, ANSI Device Numbers can be used to identify equipment and devices in a system such as relays, circuit breakers, or instruments. The device numbers...

Incendiary weapons, incendiary devices, incendiary munitions, or incendiary bombs are weapons designed to start fires. They may destroy structures or...

A plot device or plot mechanism is any technique in a narrative used to move the plot forward. A clichéd plot device may annoy the reader and a contrived...

The "A" Device is a miniature bronze 1⁄4 inch letter "A" which comes with and without serifs, that is authorized for wear by the United States Armed Forces...

In computer networking, an edge device is a device that provides an entry point into enterprise or service provider core networks. Examples include routers...

The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and Wales...

A semiconductor device is an electronic component that relies on the electronic properties of a semiconductor material (primarily silicon, germanium, and...

A Stargate is a fictional Einstein–Rosen bridge portal device within the Stargate fictional universe that allows practical, point-to-point near instantaneous...

robots. Computers are at the core of general-purpose devices such as personal computers and mobile devices, such as smartphones. Computers power the Internet...

In the philosophy of technology, the device paradigm is the way "technological devices" are perceived and consumed in modern society, according to Albert...

Wingtip devices are intended to improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft by reducing drag. Although there are several types of wing tip devices which...

and continents), Spanish donkey or cavalletto squarciapalle is a torture device, of which there exist two variations; both inflict pain by using the subject's...

Device neutrality law states that the users have the right of non-discrimination of the services and apps they use, based on platform control by hardware...

A doomsday device is a hypothetical construction – usually a weapon or weapons system – which could destroy all life on a planet, particularly Earth, or...

A euthanasia device is a machine engineered to allow an individual to die quickly with minimal pain. The most common devices are those designed to help...

residual-current device (RCD), residual-current circuit breaker (RCCB) or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) is an electrical safety device, more specifically...

An anti-rape device is one of a variety of devices invented for the purpose of preventing or deterring rape. The first such devices were the chastity belts...

Device Bay was a standard jointly developed by Compaq, Intel and Microsoft in 1997, as a simple way to add, remove, and share hardware devices. Originally...

A long-range acoustic device (LRAD), acoustic hailing device (AHD), or sound cannon is a specialized loudspeaker and sound weapon that produces sound at...

A fly-killing device is used for pest control of flying insects, such as houseflies, wasps, moths, gnats, and mosquitoes. A flyswatter (or fly-swat, fly...

Electrical devices or electric devices are devices that functionally rely on electric energy (AC or DC) to operate their core parts (electric motors,...

Chastity device may refer to: Chastity belt Chastity belt (BDSM) Chastity piercing This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chastity...

The "C" Device, or "Combat Device", is a miniature bronze C that may be placed on certain individual awards of the United States Armed Forces to denote...

A female urination device (FUD), personal urination device (PUD), female urination aid, or stand-to-pee device (STP) is a device that can be used to more...

Device is the only studio album by American industrial metal band Device, a side project featuring David Draiman of Disturbed and former Filter guitarist...

An explosive device typically refers to a bomb that is not used by a military. It contains an explosive with a detonator connected to a triggering mechanism...

The device mapper is a framework provided by the Linux kernel for mapping physical block devices onto higher-level virtual block devices. It forms the...

An output device is any piece of computer hardware that converts information or data into a human-perceptible form or, historically, into a physical machine-readable...

cloaking devices have been used as plot devices in various media for many years. Developments in scientific research show that real-world cloaking devices can...

detected electromagnetic radiation emanating from vertebral subluxations. The device had multiple forms, but a common configuration consisted of a plastic cylinder...

The Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System (LUCAS) device provides mechanical chest compressions to patients in cardiac arrest. It is mostly used...

Calculating device may stand for: Calculator, a portable electronic device used to perform calculations Slide rule, a graphical analog calculator, related...

The arrowhead device is a miniature bronze arrowhead that may be worn on campaign, expedition, and service medals and ribbons to denote participation in...

A multigate device, multi-gate MOSFET or multi-gate field-effect transistor (MuGFET) refers to a metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)...

An alarm device is a mechanism that gives an audible, visual, combination, or other kind of alarm signal to alert someone to a problem or condition that...

A poetic device is a literary device used specifically in poetry or for poetic effect. Poems are created out of poetic devices via a composite of grammatical...

An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional...

night-vision device (NVD), also known as a night optical/observation device (NOD) or night-vision goggle (NVG), is an optoelectronic device that allows...

A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated...

Device-to-device (D2D) communication in cellular networks is defined as direct communication between two mobile users without traversing the base station...

intrauterine device (IUD), also known as an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD or ICD), is a small, T-shaped birth control device that is inserted...

Odón device is a medical device that is designed to assist during a difficult birth. The device consists of a plastic sleeve that is inflated around the...

A belay device is a mechanical piece of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying. It is designed to improve belay safety for the climber...

A PASS device (personal alert safety system), also known as a distress signal unit (DSU) or ADSU (automatic distress signal unit), is a personal safety...

In the United States, a destructive device is a type of firearm or explosive device regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934, revised by the Omnibus...

The Device is a 2014 American science fiction horror film directed by Jeremy Berg. It stars Angela DiMarco and Kate Alden as sisters who must deal with...

systems, a loop device, vnd (vnode disk), or lofi (loop file interface) is a pseudo-device that makes a computer file accessible as a block device. Before use...

Pyrometric devices gauge heatwork, the combined effect of both time and temperature, when firing materials inside a kiln. Pyrometric devices do not measure...

my-KROM-it-ər), sometimes known as a micrometer screw gauge (MSG), is a device incorporating a calibrated screw for accurate measurement of the size of...

The R3 Head and neck restraint device is a device for protecting race car drivers in the event of an accident by controlling head movement, reducing head...

Vehicle-to-device (V2D) communication is a particular type of vehicular communication system that consists in the exchange of information between a vehicle...

A charge-coupled device (CCD) is an integrated circuit containing an array of linked, or coupled, capacitors. Under the control of an external circuit...

On-Device Portals (ODPs) allow mobile phone users to easily browse, purchase and use mobile content and services. An ODP platform enables operators to...

A sight or sighting device is any device used to assist in precise visual alignment (i.e. aiming) of weapons, surveying instruments, aircraft equipment...

A Triggering device is an electronic circuit, such as a Schmitt trigger, which is used to control another electronic circuit. In many of industrial operations...

(2007–2025). iPhone News - Newsroom Archive. Retrieved September 19, 2025. Official Apple sites iPhone iOS Specifications Obsolete and vintage devices...

indicate that there was no detectable target protein in the sampled food. The device has not been approved by the FDA, and the developers contest that such approval...

A list of torture methods and devices includes: Chinese water torture Humiliation Subjection to periods of interrogation Music torture Mock execution...

A vaporizer or vaporiser, colloquially known as a vape, is a device used to vaporize substances for inhalation. Plant substances can be used, commonly...

A smart device is an electronic device, generally connected to other devices or networks via different wireless protocols (such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, near-field...

A device under test (DUT), also known as equipment under test (EUT) and unit under test (UUT), is a manufactured product undergoing testing, either at...

Bible. Search for "Test" on Wikipedia. Tester (disambiguation), person or device that tests or measures The Test (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning...

refer to: Lock, a mechanical fastening device Lock of hair, a piece of hair Lock (water navigation), a device for vessels to transit between different...

Mobile device management (MDM) is the administration of mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablet computers, and laptops. MDM is usually implemented...

studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other electrically charged particles. It...

An antistatic device is any device that reduces, dampens, or otherwise inhibits electrostatic discharge, or ESD, which is the buildup or discharge of static...

semiconductor device is a semiconductor device used as a switch or rectifier in power electronics (for example in a switched-mode power supply). Such a device is...

Tactile is a real-time text-to-braille translation device currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was conceived by...

A covert listening device, commonly known as a bug or a wire, is usually a combination of a miniature radio transmitter with a microphone. The use of bugs...

Suspect Device may refer to "Suspect Device" (song), a single by Stiff Little Fingers from the 1979 album Inflammable Material Suspect Device, an Ohio-based...

A spring is a device consisting of an elastic but largely rigid material (typically metal) bent or molded into a form (especially a coil) that can return...

An investigational device exemption (IDE) allows an investigational device (i.e. a device that is the subject of a clinical study) to be used in order...

A biometric device is a security identification and authentication device. Such devices use automated methods of verifying or recognising the identity...

version of the invention had been destroyed in 1844 by Faber. A mechanical device that he had reportedly spent over twenty-five years developing, Faber's...

In computing, a devicetree (also written device tree) is a data structure describing the hardware components of a particular computer so that the operating...

of the fragment by his cousin, Valerios Stais, the museum director. The device, housed in the remains of a wooden-framed case of (uncertain) overall size...

The Wake Island Device ("W" Device) is an award device of the United States military which is presented as a campaign clasp to both the Navy and Marine...

The "R" Device, or "Remote Impact Device", is a miniature bronze R that may be placed on certain individual awards of the United States Armed Forces to...

Device Description Language (DDL) is the formal language describing the service and configuration of field devices for process and factory automation....

The term Hoffman device may refer to: The Hoffman external lengthening fixator, a prosthetic limb device The Hoffman tank gunfire simulator, a tank gunfire...

Analog devices are a combination of both analog machine and analog media that can together measure, record, reproduce, receive or broadcast continuous...

In physics, Mermin's device or Mermin's machine is a thought experiment intended to illustrate the non-classical features of nature without making a direct...

OMA Device Management is a device management protocol specified by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Device Management (DM) Working Group and the Data Synchronization...

Loopback device may refer to: Loopback, related to electronic communication interfaces Loop device, a pseudo-device in Unix-like operating systems This...

An anti-handling device is an attachment to or an integral part of a landmine or other munition such as some fuze types found in general-purpose air-dropped...

A human interface device (HID) is a type of computer device usually used by humans that takes input from or provides output to humans. The term "HID"...

known as orphan devices. The FDA calls such a device approved in this manner a "Humanitarian Use Device" (HUD). To qualify, the device must be intended...

Twine is a stand-alone device that uses sensors to detect parts of its environment and that connects to a Wi-Fi network to communicate. Rules loaded into...

The Lemur was a highly customizable multi-touch device from French company JazzMutant founded by Yoann Gantch, Pascal Joguet, Guillaume Largillier and...

technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the...

A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine. A classic example is the...

A resonating device is a structure used by an animal that improves the quality of its vocalizations through amplifying the sound produced via acoustic...

A detrainment device is equipment on a rail vehicle that provides an evacuation route for the passengers. It usually consists of a set of steps or a ramp...

The otter is a fishing device constructed with two parts, an otter board and a fishing line. It is steered by pulling on the line then letting stack so...

A short-range device (SRD), described by ECC Recommendation 70-03, is a radio-frequency transmitter device used in telecommunication that has little capability...

Adobe Device Central is a software program created and released by Adobe Systems as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3) in March 2007. Its primary...

A suitcase nuclear device (also suitcase nuke, suitcase bomb, backpack nuke, snuke, mini-nuke, and pocket nuke) is a tactical nuclear weapon that is portable...

A backflow prevention device is used to protect potable water supplies from contamination or pollution due to backflow. In water distribution systems,...

the Army, Air Force, or Space Force for acts of valor in combat, the "V" device is authorized for wear on the medal's ribbon. Similarly, when the medal...

Cross-device tracking is technology that enables the tracking of users across multiple devices such as smartphones, television sets, smart TVs, and personal...

The Device Description Repository (DDR) is a concept proposed by the Mobile Web Initiative Device Description Working Group (DDWG) of the World Wide Web...

also display content stored locally on the user's device. Browsers are used on a range of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones...

The iron maiden is a mythical torture device, believed to have been first created in the 19th century. It consists of a solid iron cabinet with a hinged...

movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to natural biological...

BlackBerry (BB) is a discontinued brand of mobile devices and related mobile services, originally developed and maintained by the Canadian company Research...

Medical device regulation may refer to: Regulation (EU) 2017/745 in the European Union Medical Device Regulation Act of 1976 in the United States This...

The Centauri Device is the third novel by English author M. John Harrison. The novel, originally conceived as an "anti-space opera" would ultimately go...

In the electric power industry, an intelligent electronic device (IED) is an integrated microprocessor-based controller of power system equipment, such...

A practical joke device is a toy intended to confuse, frighten, or amuse individuals as a prank. Often, these toys are harmless facsimiles of otherwise...

marking device (BMD) or vote recorder is a type of voting machine used by voters to record votes on physical ballots. In general, ballot marking devices neither...

A programmable logic device (PLD) is an electronic component used to build reconfigurable digital circuits. Unlike digital logic constructed using discrete...

The charged-device model (CDM) is a model for characterizing the susceptibility of an electronic device to damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD)....

Bring your own device (BYOD/ˌbiː waɪ oʊ ˈdiː/), also called bring your own technology (BYOT), bring your own phone (BYOP), and bring your own personal...

An Internet radio device, also called network music player is a hardware device that is capable of receiving and playing streamed media from either Internet...

ˈmaːkʰɪnaː]; plural: dei ex machina; 'God from the machine') is a plot device, a type of denouement in which a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story...

A Hutchens device is used for protecting race car drivers in the event of an accident by controlling head movement, reducing head and neck injuries due...

The Bingo Shooting Device is a small mousetrap-like device used in novelty pranks and magic tricks. The device, invented by Sam S. Adams for S.S. Adams...

surge protection device (SPD), transient voltage suppressor (TVS), or transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS) is an appliance or device intended to protect...

In telecommunications, a network interface device (NID; also known by several other names) is a device that serves as the demarcation point between the...

A satellite navigation device, also called a satnav device or GPS/GNSS device, uses satellites of the Global Positioning System (GPS) or other global navigation...

Concealment devices or diversion safes are used to hide things for the purpose of secrecy or security. They are made from an ordinary household object...

An ignition interlock device or breath alcohol ignition interlock device (IID or BAIID) is a breathalyzer for an individual's vehicle. It requires the...

and placed on the user's computer or other device by the user's web browser. Cookies are placed on the device used to access a website, and more than one...

Connected devices may refer to: Smart device, an autonomous electronic device that may be connect to others in a network Mobile device, a computing device typically...

A portable storage device (PSD) is a compact plug-and-play mass storage device designed to hold a large volume of digital data of any kind. This is slightly...

Device was an American industrial metal band started by David Draiman, frontman of the heavy metal group Disturbed, and Geno Lenardo, former guitarist...

of train device (ETD), sometimes referred to as an EOT, flashing rear-end device (FRED) or sense and braking unit (SBU) is an electronic device mounted...

In aviation training, a view-limiting device simulates instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) by restricting a pilot's field of view only to the flight...

management device (PMD) provides a way to expel propellant in a low-gravity environment. Devices can use surface tension as the primary expulsion device with...

In computing, a pointing device gesture or mouse gesture (or simply gesture) is a way of combining pointing device or finger movements and clicks that...

The Large Plasma Device (often stylized as LArge Plasma Device or LAPD) is an experimental physics device located at UCLA. It is designed as a general...

Distinguishing Device ("O" device) is a miniature silver 5⁄16 inch letter "O" that is authorized by the United States Coast Guard as a ribbon device which may...

The Valsalva device is a device used in spacesuits, some full face diving masks, and diving helmets to allow astronauts and commercial divers to equalize...

handheld electronic device that enables communication via instant messaging services, email, MMS and SMS text messages. The device works through GSM cellular...

Device 6 (stylized as DEVICE 6) is a text-based adventure game developed by Swedish game developer Simogo, released in 2013 for iOS. The game uses text...

A passthrough device is a device used in conjunction with a computer to reprogram vehicle control modules through the OBD-II/CANbus port. Each manufacturer...

DeviceNet is a network protocol used in the automation industry to interconnect control devices for data exchange. It utilizes the Common Industrial Protocol...

"Suspect Device" is the debut single by Northern Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers, released on 17 March 1978. Stiff Little Fingers – Jake Burns, vocals...

operating systems, a raw device is a special kind of logical device associated with a character device file that allows a storage device such as a hard disk...

Fuel-saving devices are sold on the aftermarket with claims they may improve the fuel economy, the exhaust emissions, or optimize ignition, air flow,...

with no operator from a potentially dangerous action or incapacitate a device as a result of accident, malfunction, or misuse. They are common in such...

Device configuration overlay (DCO) is a hidden area on many of today's hard disk drives (HDDs). Usually when information is stored in either the DCO or...

A Memory Technology Device (MTD) is a type of device file in Linux for interacting with flash memory. The MTD subsystem was created to provide an abstraction...

A peripheral device, or simply peripheral, is an auxiliary hardware device that a computer uses to transfer information externally. A peripheral is a...

software, and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communication networks. The field...

Remote Device Management refers to systems and platforms that enable the monitoring, configuration, and management of connected devices over a network...

The CyberKnife system is a radiation therapy device manufactured by Accuray. The system is used to deliver radiosurgery for the treatment of benign tumors...

An electrostatic-sensitive device (often abbreviated ESD) is any component (primarily electrical) which can be damaged by common static charges which build...

modem sharing device, also called a line sharing device, modem sharer or line sharer, allows multiple Binary Synchronous Communications devices to share a...

The DRDO Bund Blasting Device (BBD) is a portable embankment blasting device that was developed by the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL)...

telecommunications, a multi-band device (including (2) dual-band, (3) tri-band, (4) quad-band and (5) penta-band devices) is a communication device (especially a mobile...

An assistive listening device (ALD) is part of a system used to improve hearing ability for people in a variety of situations where they are unable to...

A device ecology refers to a collection of devices with relationships among each other, that is, these devices can communicate with one another and are...

revisions of the standard added smaller connectors useful for compact portable devices. Higher-speed development of the USB standard gave rise to another family...

The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) is a claim from language acquisition research proposed by Noam Chomsky in the 1960s. The LAD concept is a purported...

A conception device is a medical device which is used to assist in the achievement of a pregnancy, often, but not always, by means other than sexual intercourse...

became best known for its OrCam MyEye line of wearable artificial vision devices, which helped visually impaired people understand text and identify objects...

Flow devices (also known as beaver deceivers) are human-made solutions to beaver-related flooding problems. Flow devices are relatively cost-effective...

is also the most powerful design to ever be used in warfare. A Fat Man device was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki on 9 August 1945. It was...

was killed after assailants locked an explosive device around her neck and demanded a ransom. The device detonated while authorities attempted to remove...

A device-independent pixel (also: density-independent pixel, dip, dp) is a unit of length. A typical use is to allow mobile device software to scale the...

A substance based medical device is a medical device composed of substances or combinations of substances. They are typically differentiated from medication...

A positive locking device is a device used in conjunction with a fastener in order to positively lock the fastener. This means that the fastener cannot...

(acronym of Particle Acceleration by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is a device that accelerates a coherent beam of electrons. This process was demonstrated...

Hydropneumatic devices (or hydro-pneumatic devices) are systems that operate using water and gas to store energy, or amplify mechanical force. The devices are used...

fields). The devices have also been employed to keep marine mammals away from fishing nets. The devices are known as acoustic harassment devices (AHDs) and...

A device driver handling a virtual device. VxD, a type of Windows device driver running in 32-bit protected mode. This disambiguation page lists articles...

A fill device or key loader is a module used to load cryptographic keys into electronic encryption machines. Fill devices are usually hand held and electronic...

Ultrasonic cavitation device is a surgical device using low frequency ultrasound energy to dissect or fragment tissues with low fiber content. It is basically...

function or is interrupted by it. Operating systems are found on many devices that contain a computer – from cellular phones and video game consoles...

A dirty bomb or radiological dispersal device is a radiological weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives. The purpose of...

A game backup device, informally called a copier, is a device for backing up ROM data from a video game cartridge to a computer file called a ROM image...

[noːn ˈsɛkᶣɪtʊr]; "[it] does not follow") is a conversational literary device, often used for comedic purposes. It is something said that, because of...

Suspect Device is a 1995 American film directed by Rick Jacobson and starring C. Thomas Howell. It was the first film of the Roger Corman Presents series...

A caliber conversion device can be used to non-permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed...

Micromirror devices are devices based on microscopically small mirrors. The mirrors are microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), which means that their...

A marine sanitation device (MSD) is a piece of machinery or a mechanical system that is dedicated to treat, process, and/or store raw, untreated sewage...

the device is marketed as a safety and security tool for preventing youths from congregating in specific areas. The latest version of the device, launched...

Responsive neurostimulation device is a medical device that senses changes in a person's body and uses neurostimulation to respond in the treatment of...

A presence sensing device (PSD) is a safety device for press brakes and similar metal-bending machines. The device operator often holds the sheet metal...

An electronic logging device (ELD or E-Log) is a piece of electronic hardware attached to a commercial motor vehicle engine to record driving hours. The...

In the fishery business, a bycatch reduction device is a tool designed to minimize unintended capture of marine animals, to reduce the adverse effects...

An insertion device (ID) is a component in modern synchrotron light sources, so called because they are "inserted" into accelerator tracks. They are periodic...

A position sensitive device and/or position sensitive detector (PSD) is an optical position sensor (OPS) that can measure a position of a light spot in...

A bucket brigade or bucket-brigade device (BBD) is a discrete-time analogue delay line, developed in 1969 by F. Sangster and K. Teer of the Philips Research...

chains. Doom then allies with the Sub-Mariner, who installs a magnetic device in the Baxter Building to pull them into space, aiming to eliminate the...

Zeen is a mobility device produced by Exokinetics. It combines features of both a walker and a wheelchair. Zeen's power lift raises the user from a seated...

Mobile device forensics is a branch of digital forensics relating to recovery of digital evidence or data from a mobile device under forensically sound...

appliances, a flame supervision device (FSD) – alternative name: flame failure device (FFD) – is a general term for any device designed to stop flammable gas...

168.1.1 or 2001:0db8:0000:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334, that is assigned to a device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication...

A shaker is a device used in vibration testing to excite the structure, either for endurance testing or modal testing. Tongue, Benson, Principles of Vibration...

USS Device (AM-220) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was awarded three battle stars for service...

United States Code defines a trap and trace device as follows: The term "trap and trace device" means a device or process which captures the incoming electronic...

Doomsday device is a term used in professional wrestling to reference a tandem move in which one wrestler hoists the opponent on their shoulders so that...

to do a specific task. It consists of both an input device (a touch panel) and an output device (a visual display). The touch panel is typically layered...

developed by Google. It serves as the official app store for certified devices running on the Android operating system and its derivatives, as well as...

The SYKO cipher device was a compact British cipher apparatus in use during World War II. It was invented and patented by Morgan O'Brien before the war...

A ventricular assist device (VAD) is an electromechanical device that provides support for cardiac pump function, which is used either to partially or...

The term "semiconductors" is sometimes used to refer to semiconductor devices such as microchips and computer processors, which work using the physical...

York Evening Mail, these machines consist of a series of simple unrelated devices; the action of each triggers the initiation of the next, eventually resulting...

The IndyCar halo is used as a structural frame for the aeroscreen. The device consists of a bar that surrounds the driver's head and is connected by three...

Halo-gravity traction (HGT) is a type of traction device utilized to treat spinal deformities such as scoliosis, congenital spine deformities, cervical...

Optoelectronics (or optronics) is the study and application of electronic devices and systems that find, detect and control light, usually considered a sub-field...

A secure signature creation device (SSCD) is a specific type of computer hardware or software that is used in creating an electronic signature. To be put...

An integrated device manufacturer (IDM) is a semiconductor company which designs, manufactures, and sells integrated circuit (IC) products. IDM is often...

JBD, or journaling block device, is a generic block device journaling layer in the Linux kernel written by Stephen Tweedie from Red Hat. JBD is filesystem-independent...

A mnemonic device (/nəˈmɒnɪk/ nə-MON-ik), memory trick or memory device is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval in the human...

The municipal device of Chicago is a symbol used officially by the city of Chicago, Illinois, as well as unofficially by various agencies and companies...

A urine collection device or UCD is a device that allows the collection of urine for analysis (as in medical or forensic urinalysis) or for purposes of...

Vascular closure devices (VCDs) are medical devices used to achieve hemostasis of the small hole in the artery after a cardiovascular procedure of endovascular...

On Linux, network block device (NBD) is a network protocol that can be used to forward a block device (typically a hard disk or partition) from one machine...

fluency devices (also known as assistive devices, electronic aids, altered auditory feedback devices and altered feedback devices) are electronic devices intended...

The Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) Solid State Technology Association is a consortium of the semiconductor industry headquartered in...

A mechanical device test stand is one specific type of test stand. It is a facility used to develop, characterize and test mechanical components. The facility...

A medical device hijack (also called medjack) is a type of cyber attack. The weakness they target are the medical devices of a hospital. This was covered...

The digital micromirror device, or DMD, is the microoptoelectromechanical system (MOEMS) that is the core of the trademarked digital light processing (DLP)...

A fish aggregating (or aggregation) device (FAD) is a man-made object used to attract pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi-mahi (dolphin fish). They...

A deathtrap is a literary and dramatic plot device in which a villain who has captured the hero or another sympathetic character attempts to use an elaborate...

The Large Helical Device (大型ヘリカル装置, Ōgata Herikaru Sōchi) (LHD) is a fusion research device located in Toki, Gifu, Japan. It is operated by the National...

The anti-collision device (ACD) is a form of automatic train protection used on Indian Railways. The ACD Network is a train-collision prevention system...

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) was an American semiconductor company headquartered in San Jose, California. The company designed, manufactured...

Improvised Electronic Device is the fourteenth full-length studio album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 2010. According to...

graphics device interface is a subsystem that most operating systems use for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to output devices such as...

A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy...

CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) is a proprietary parallel computing platform and application programming interface (API) developed by Nvidia...

Laser-assisted device alteration (LADA) is a laser-based timing analysis technique used in the failure analysis of semiconductor devices. The laser is...

Sensitive skin, also known as sensate skin or electronic skin (e-skin), is an electronic sensing skin placed on the surface of a machine such as a robotic...

An operator protection device (OPD) is a device that protects the operator of machinery. The term has been adopted by the Australian Competition & Consumer...

storage, graphics card, sound card, and computer case. It includes external devices such as a monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers. By contrast, software...

Unique Device Identifier may refer to: UDID, plural: UDIDs, a feature of Apple's devices running iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS Unique Device Identifier...

A telephone, commonly shortened to phone, is a telecommunications device that enables two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far...

A unit load device (ULD) is a container used to load luggage, freight, and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft. It allows preloading...

Device tracking software is a type of software that allows a user to monitor the real-time or historical location of an electronic device, and by extension...

AMS Device Manager is plant asset management software from Asset Optimization (a business unit of Emerson Automation Solutions). It provides a single application...

An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or vape is a device that simulates tobacco smoking. It consists of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery...

A rotating cone tactile device is a haptic device used at traffic light controlled pedestrian crossings in the United Kingdom. It is used as a tactile...

New Device are a UK-based hard rock band, established in late 2007. The band's style is rooted in classic rock of the 1980s, influenced by bands such as:...

An Improvised nuclear device (IND) is a theoretical illicit nuclear weapon bought, stolen, or otherwise originating from a nuclear state, or a weapon fabricated...

An electrochromic device (ECD) controls optical properties such as optical transmission, absorption, reflectance and/or emittance in a continual but reversible...

Medical device reporting (MDR) is the procedure for the Food and Drug Administration to get significant medical device adverse events information from...

The M44 cyanide device (also called a cyanide gun, cyanide trap, or canid pest ejector) is used to kill coyotes, feral dogs, and foxes. It is made from...

custom-made medical device, commonly referred to as a custom-made device (CMD) (Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom) or a custom device (United States)...

Jensen's device is a computer programming technique that exploits call by name. It was devised by Danish computer scientist Jørn Jensen, who worked with...

Device Keys play a role in the cryptographic key management procedure in the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) specification. This specification defines...

The Nice Device were a four-piece, female-fronted band formed in 2000. The band's music bridged the exploding garage rock revival scene and the Detroit...

Water management devices are water meters which, at once provide accurate data on water flow and water consumption levels, and can be programmed to control...

Ellipsis is the narrative device of omitting a portion of the sequence of events, allowing the reader to fill in the narrative gaps. Aside from its literary...

A smartphone is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone (feature phone) with advanced computing capabilities. It...

The Berlin Airlift Device is a miniature gold C-54 type aircraft that was awarded for wear on occupation medals and ribbons issued to United States Armed...

Warning Device is the third studio album by the American pop punk band Teenage Bottlerocket. It was released on January 8, 2008 on Red Scare Records, their...

An insulation monitoring device monitors the ungrounded system between an active phase conductor and earth. It is intended to give an alert (light and...

A polygraph is a duplicating device that produces a copy of a piece of writing simultaneously with the creation of the original, using pens and ink. Patented...

interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly...

In computing, a device control register is a hardware register that controls some computer hardware device, for example a peripheral or an expansion card...

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), also known simply as Analog, is an American multinational semiconductor company specializing in data conversion, signal processing...

peripheral devices—that has a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electronic system. It is embedded as part of a complete device, often including...

designed for women, ostensibly for the purpose of chastity, as an anti-rape device, or to dissuade women and their potential sexual partners from sexual temptation...

A tactile voting device is a device to enable a visually impaired person to mark a ballot paper in secret. The plastic device is attached to a ballot paper...

A Kendrick extrication device (KED) is a device used in extrication of victims of traffic collisions from motor vehicles. Commonly carried on ambulances...

Semiconductor device fabrication is the process used to manufacture semiconductor devices, typically integrated circuits (ICs) such as microprocessors...

drive and solid-state drive Security devices, such as a fingerprint reader USB devices, such as a USB mass storage device In embedded systems, simpler boot...

A telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is a teleprinter, an electronic device for text communication over a telephone line, that is designed for...

makes a USB device accessible to a host computing device and enables file transfers between the host and the USB device. To a host, the USB device acts as...

is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines...

City from 2008 to 2012, the company offered a series of mobile handheld devices that provided access to email and various social networks. Peek was founded...

equipment or computer networking devices, are electronic devices that are required for communication and interaction between devices on a computer network. Specifically...

Network Device Interface (NDI) is a software specification developed by NewTek. It enables high-definition video to be transmitted, received, and communicated...

Energy storage device may refer to: Electric double-layer capacitor, e.g., in automobiles Any energy storage device, e.g. Flywheel energy storage Rechargeable...

The gaseous detection device (GDD) is a method and apparatus for the detection of signals in the gaseous environment of an environmental scanning electron...

electronic weapon or electrical weapon; and generically known as an electroshock device) is a type of less-than-lethal weapon that functions by delivering an electric...

Self-locking devices are pieces of rock-climbing equipment intended to arrest the fall of solo climbers who climb without partners. This device is used for...

left to "dangle" or "hang". A dangler, or dangling plotline, is a plot device in fiction where a plotline is forgotten, phased out and eventually dropped...

Speech-generating devices (SGDs), also known as voice output communication aids, are electronic augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems...

contained a W54 Mod 2 nuclear warhead. It was a very compact pure fission device weighing 50.9 pounds (23.1 kg) and when packaged in the M388 round weighed...

A helicopter hauldown and rapid securing device (HHRSD) or beartrap enables the landing and handling of helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

or important question. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences toward a false conclusion. A red herring...

Infernal Devices may refer to: Infernal Devices (Jeter novel), a 1987 novel by K. W. Jeter Infernal Devices (Reeve novel), a novel by Philip Reeve The...

An inspiratory impedance threshold device is a valve used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to decrease intrathoracic pressure and improve venous...

A reduced pressure zone device (RPZD, RPZ, or RPZ valve) is a type of backflow prevention device used to protect water supplies from contamination. RPZDs...

use semiconductor devices such as transistors, diodes and integrated circuits (ICs). The term is also used as an adjective for devices in which semiconductor...

An isometric exercise device is a device used to exercise most body parts including the wrist and is often used as part of physical therapy or in order...

A hearing protection device, also known as an HPD, is an ear protection device worn in or over the ears while exposed to hazardous noise and provide hearing...

of Operation Castle. Detonated on 1 March 1954, the device remains the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the United States and the first lithium...

A Device Master Record (DMR) is a compilation of all the instructions, drawings and other records that must be used to produce a product. The term is used...

Microsoft Device Emulator is an emulator for Windows Mobile-based devices. Microsoft Officially launched an emulator for Windows Mobile 6.5 in November...

Ambient devices is a type of consumer electronics, characterized by their ability to be perceived at-a-glance, also known as "glanceable". Ambient devices use...

programmable logic device (SPLD) is a programmable logic device with complexity below that of a complex programmable logic device (CPLD). The term commonly...

A turtle excluder device (TED) is a specialized device that allows a captured sea turtle to escape when caught in a fisherman's net. In particular, sea...

Mobile-device testing functions to assure the quality of mobile devices, like mobile phones, PDAs, etc. It is conducted on both hardware and software,...

A hormonal intrauterine device (IUD), also known as an intrauterine system (IUS) with progestogen and sold under the brand name Mirena among others, is...

Linux-based devices or Linux devices are computer appliances that are powered by the Linux kernel and possibly parts of the GNU operating system. Device manufacturers'...

within a short space of words. It is a multilinguistic written or spoken device, frequently used in English and several other languages, such as Hindi and...

The Unique Device Identification (UDI) System is intended to assign a unique identifier to medical devices within the United States, Europe, China, South...

A growler is an electrical device primarily used for testing a motor for shorted coils. A growler consists of a coil of wire wrapped around an iron core...

A hobble (also, and perhaps earlier, hopple), or spancel, is a device which prevents or limits the locomotion of an animal, by tethering one or more legs...

A cipher device was a term used by the US military in the first half of the 20th century to describe a manually operated cipher equipment that converted...

Semiconductor device modeling creates models for the behavior of semiconductor devices based on fundamental physics, such as the doping profiles of the devices. It...

Fiscal Memory Devices (FMDs) are electronic devices used to record sales tax owed to a country. As of 2004[update], they are widely used in countries...

access websites on a range of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The app used on these devices is called a web browser. The...

after an unsecured radiotherapy source, inside a lead-and-steel medical device, was found by scavenger thieves at an abandoned hospital site in the city...

powered iPads until iPadOS was introduced in 2019 and the iPod Touch line of devices until its discontinuation. iOS is the world's second most widely installed...

skydiving, an automatic activation device (AAD) is a dead man's switch consisting of an electronic-pyrotechnic or mechanical device that automatically activates...

from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016. "A Small Device Helps Severely Nearsighted Drivers Hit The Road". NPR. 2014-06-07. Retrieved...

In fiction, a MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin) is an object, device, or event that is necessary to the plot and the motivation of the characters, but insignificant...

Japan from 2015 to 2023 only as Galaxy) is a series of mobile computing devices designed, manufactured, and marketed by Samsung Electronics since 2009...

A transmission (also called a gearbox) is a mechanical device which uses a gear set—two or more gears working together—to change the speed, direction of...

An orphan device is one that gives essential functions for patients with rare diseases, their carers, and the healthcare professionals using them. Nevertheless...

moved from one device to another (hence, the device-independent part of the name). A DIB is an external format, in contrast to a device-dependent bitmap...

known as a turbo or, formerly, a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that compresses the intake air, forcing more air into the engine in order...

bus. PCI devices have a set of registers referred to as configuration space and PCI Express introduces extended configuration space for devices. Configuration...

accompanied by an "M" device. Subsequent mobilizations under an unrelated presidential call-up order result in a numeral device being worn to indicate...

The Connected Device Configuration (CDC) is a specification of a framework for Java ME applications describing the basic set of libraries and virtual-machine...

The USB video device class (also USB video class or UVC) is a USB device class that describes devices capable of streaming video like webcams, digital...

A mobile Internet device (MID) is a multimedia capable mobile device providing wireless Internet access. They are designed to provide entertainment, information...

USB human interface device class (USB HID class) is a part of the USB specification for computer peripherals: it specifies a device class (a type of computer...

A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power. It is one of the basic building blocks of modern electronics...

grenade, flashbang, thunderflash, or sound bomb, is a non-lethal explosive device used to temporarily disorient an enemy's senses. Upon detonation, a stun...

are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves. These are the...

Device – Voice – Drum is a live DVD by American rock band Kansas, released in 2002. The same concert was released as an enhanced double-CD live album....

engineering profession using the process by which hazardous explosive devices are disabled or otherwise rendered safe. Bomb disposal is an all-encompassing...

lateral motion device is a mechanism used in some railroad locomotives which permits the axles to move sideways relative to the frame. The device allows easier...

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) is a legacy component of Microsoft Windows responsible for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to...

networks. Many device interfaces or protocols (e.g., SATA, USB, SAS, PCIe) are used both inside many-device boxes, such as a PC, and one-device-boxes, such...

TV band devices or TVBDs are unlicensed radio frequency devices operating in the vacant channels or white spaces between US television channels in the...

A molded interconnect device (MID) is an injection-molded thermoplastic part with integrated electronic circuit traces. The use of high temperature thermoplastics...

A stabilized liquid membrane device (SLMD) is a type of passive sampling device which allows for the in situ, integrative collection of waterborne, labile...

easily and more rapidly in the tube than plain water, so operation of the device will be more precise, repeatable, and responsive – particularly when using...

keyboard or computer mouse is an input device for a computer, while monitors and printers are output devices. Devices for communication between computers...

The Pauli effect or Pauli's device corollary is the supposed tendency of technical equipment to encounter critical failure in the presence of certain people...

"Barrier Device" is a 2002 short film written and directed by Grace Lee. It stars Sandra Oh as a sex researcher and Suzy Nakamura as a subject. It won...

manufacturers' specifications for electronic devices, a bogey device (or bogie device) - especially a vacuum tube- is a device that has all characteristics equal...

Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) is a system of internationally agreed generic descriptors used to identify all medical device products. This...

and used by Samsung internally which is used to communicate with Samsung devices in Odin mode (also called download mode) through the thor protocol. It...

An Intelligent Network Interface Device, more commonly known as an "INID", is a system that provides triple play media services to customer homes. The...

Sicilian bull, bellowing bull or bull of Phalaris, was a torture and execution device designed in ancient Greece. According to Diodorus Siculus, recounting the...

An electronic component is any basic discrete electronic device or physical entity part of an electronic system used to affect electrons or their associated...

An optical variable device or optically variable device (OVD) is an iridescent or non-iridescent security feature that exhibits different information...

In robotics, a manipulator is a device used to manipulate materials without direct physical contact by the operator. The applications were originally for...

a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet, or smartwatch. Mobile applications often stand...

A complex programmable logic device (CPLD) is a programmable logic device with complexity between that of programmable array logic (PAL) and field-programmable...

The rack is a torture device consisting of a rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one or both ends. The...

aerodynamic devices are devices affixed to semi-trailers, for the purpose of reducing aerodynamic drag caused by air turbulence. The two major types of device in...

touching the screen Graphics tablet or digitizing tablet, a computer input device for capturing hand-drawn images and graphics Tablet, a section of columns...

A sex toy is an object or device that is primarily used to facilitate sexual pleasure, such as a dildo, artificial vagina or vibrator. Many popular sex...

as erection rings and tension rings. They are sometimes used as medical devices, on their own or in conjunction with a penis pump to assist in the management...

square grid featuring fiducial markers on the corners, readable by imaging devices like cameras, and processed using Reed–Solomon error correction until the...

The Personnel Detection Device (PDD), produced by Saab, is a type of vest which the soldier wears during exercise. The vest contains detectors that record...

refers to one of several different kinds of devices: In semiconductor manufacturing, nanoprobes are devices for carrying out failure analysis and debugging...

codename given to the first full-yield test of a multi-stage thermonuclear device, also known as the Teller–Ulam design. Ivy Mike was detonated on November...

note that devices other than hard drives could be attached to the interface: 3.1.7 Device: Device is a storage peripheral. Traditionally, a device on the...

chamber or down into the other depending on differences in pressure, or as a device that vibrates when certain frequencies are applied to it. A diaphragm pump...

of medical devices as of 1 May 2007. Placing a Medical Device into the European market is contingent upon compliance with the Medical Device Regulation...

certificate and wear an oak leaf device on the ribbon of the appropriate campaign medal. A smaller version of the oak leaf device is attached to the ribbon when...

Four-die forging device (FDFD) is a special forging tool designed for manufacturing forgings with long axis by four-side radial forging method in conventional...

A video-ready access device (VRAD) provides digital subscriber line access and high-definition television programming to customers subscribed to IPTV services...

The first Amazon Kindle e-reader device was introduced in November 2007. As of 2025, twelve generations of Kindle devices have been released, with the latest...

graphics cards, sound cards, Wi-Fi and Ethernet adapters, and storage devices such as solid-state drives and hard disk drives. Compared to earlier standards...

A shoe tree is a device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe to preserve its shape, stop it from developing creases, and thereby...

An Integrated Access Device (or IAD) is a customer premises device that provides access to wide area networks and the Internet. Specifically, it aggregates...

Road traffic control devices are markers, signs and signal devices used to inform, guide and control traffic, including pedestrians, motor vehicle drivers...

Synaesthesia is a rhetorical device or figure of speech where one sense is described in terms of another. This may often take the form of a simile. One...

Medical device connectivity is the establishment and maintenance of a connection through which data is transferred between a medical device, such as a...

almost identical to the "zapper" device promoted by Hulda Clark, rather than having much in common with Rife's original devices. He described this as "the tip...

shortened to Echo, is a brand of smart speakers developed by Amazon. Echo devices connect to the voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant service...

transmit high-quality video and audio signals between devices. It is commonly used to connect devices such as televisions, computer monitors, projectors...

The MPLAB series of devices are programmers and debuggers for Microchip PIC and dsPIC microcontrollers, developed by Microchip Technology. The ICD family...

A computer mouse (plural mice; rarely mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is...

(stylized in all lowercase) was a wireless device developed by Scout Electromedia. Utilizing pager networks, the device was designed to provide city-specific...

linked devices can be added per user account. Linked devices automatically log out after 14 days of inactivity on the primary phone. Linked devices allow...

Device drivers are programs which allow software or higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. These software components act as...

smartphone apps, or "app economy", laying the foundation for the mobile-device market boom. In addition to the apps that come pre-installed on iOS, there...

together: The video controller has to provide the required functions. The device driver software for the video controller and the X display server program...

Devices, Inc. is a privately held company founded in 2001 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA that designs and markets various ambient devices...

A twitch is a device that is used to restrain horses during various stressful situations, such as veterinary treatment. It is usually made up of a stick-like...

electronic device to its original system state by erasing all data, settings, and applications that were previously stored on the device. This is often...

Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs) are a class of clear gel-like material used in eye surgery to maintain the volume and shape of the anterior chamber...

design of medical devices presents significant challenges from both engineering and legal perspectives. The United States medical device industry is one...

all-in-one (AIO), or multi-function device (MFD), is an office machine which incorporates the functionality of multiple devices in one, so as to have a smaller...

A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS or TNS) is a device that produces mild electric current to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes...

identity module) is a form of SIM card that is embedded directly into a device as software installed onto an eUICC chip. In contrast to physical SIM cards...

both pantographs and the vehicle inoperable. Automatic dropping device (ADD) is a device that automatically lowers the pantograph on electric trains to...

in literary theory and classical philology used to describe a literary device employed mainly in the classical world, in which an author names or otherwise...

Device was an American pop-rock trio from the mid 1980s, formed by keyboardist, bassist and vocalist Holly Knight. It also included frontman Paul Engemann...

Globe Device Gold frame Good Conduct Loop Hourglass Device Hurricane Device Marksmanship Device Maltese Cross "M" Device "N" Device (Navy) "N" Device (Air...

An electrostatic detection device (EDD) is a specialized piece of equipment commonly used in questioned document examination to reveal indentations or...

associated research and applications range from extensions of conventional device physics to molecular self-assembly, from developing new materials with dimensions...

contributing to a BSoD may include hardware failures, an issue with or without a device driver, viruses, malware, and other factors such as intentional user action...

the Bio-Nexus Device. In the hands of an ordinary person, it can amplify their bio-energy to power a city block. In his hands, the device will amplify...

Distributed Replicated Block Device (DRBD) is a distributed replicated storage system for the Linux platform. It mirrors block devices between multiple hosts...

Greek στῆθος (stêthos) 'breast' and σκοπέω (skopéō) 'to look') is a medical device for auscultation, or listening to internal sounds of an animal or human...

An agitator is a device or mechanism to put something into motion by shaking or stirring. There are several types of agitation machines, including washing...

The Mynx vascular closure device is an extravascular vascular closure device (VCD) whose deployment system is designed to minimize the discomfort commonly...

is widely used for multiple purposes: exchanging data with peripheral devices, such as external drives, mobile phones, keyboards, track-pads, and mice...

A coupling is a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting power. The primary purpose of couplings is to...

early 4th millennium BC. The lever was used in the shadoof water-lifting device, the first crane machine, which appeared in Mesopotamia c. 3000 BC, and...

The Small Device C Compiler (SDCC) is a free-software, partially retargetable C compiler for 8-bit microcontrollers. It is distributed under the GNU General...

Remote Device Management (RDM) is an addition to the DMX512 control protocol for stage lighting equipment, introduced in 2006. DMX512 was developed in...

The Mate-Demate Device was a specialized gantry crane designed to lift a Space Shuttle orbiter onto and off the back of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA)...

distinguish one house from another. Thus, traders began to employ a variety of devices to differentiate themselves. Sometimes the trader used a rebus on his own...

reinvented many times since: 1780s: James White uses a differential in a device to adjust the distance between millstones based on their speed of rotation...

Null Device is an electronic band from Wisconsin, USA. Founded in 1995 by students at the University of Wisconsin, Null Device initially focused on instrumental...

Semipermeable membrane devices (SPMD) are passive sampling devices used to monitor trace levels of organic compounds with a log Kow > 3. SPMDs are an...

A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and the environment in which it flies, for pilot training, design, or other...

Intelligent BUS Utility System, is a bus monitoring and management system device. It helps solve traffic problem in the worsening traffic congestion of mass...

including: "mobile handset", "wireless phone", "mobile terminal", "cellular device", "hand phone", and "pocket phone". A handheld mobile radio telephone service...

electron tube, thermionic valve (British usage), or tube (North America) is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes...

Anti-trawling devices are a specific kind of artificial reef. Trawling is a controversial fishing practice which has attracted environmental, legal, and...

a high-lift device is a component or mechanism on an aircraft's wing that increases the amount of lift produced by the wing. The device may be a fixed...

The Enormous Toroidal Plasma Device (ETPD) is an experimental physics device housed at the Basic Plasma Science Facility at University of California,...

kernel controls all hardware resources (e.g. I/O, memory, cryptography) via device drivers, arbitrates conflicts between processes concerning such resources...

transparent block device encryption subsystem in Linux kernel versions 2.6 and later and in DragonFly BSD. It is part of the device mapper (dm) infrastructure...

communication protocols that enables communication between two electronic devices over a distance of 4 cm (1+1⁄2 in) or less. NFC offers a low-speed connection...

sharp-edged timbers were placed under the convict's joints. Later, there were devices in which the convicted person could be "harnessed". Although not commonplace...

Phone 8.1 devices and the Xbox One and as a preview release to Windows Server 2016, and was pre-installed on new Windows 10 Mobile devices. On November...

devices are often remembered as "the first wildly popular handheld computers," responsible for ushering in the smartphone era. The first Palm device,...

A copper intrauterine device (IUD), also known as an intrauterine coil, copper coil, or non-hormonal IUD, is a form of long-acting reversible contraception...

is an external medical device with tentative evidence as of 2019 for Peyronie's disease. It acts as a mechanical, traction device that stretches the human...

investigated thermonuclear reactions before the full-scale Mike test. Multi-stage devices were later developed and tested, largely independently, by the Soviet Union...

is a portable multi-functional security device developed for interaction with access control systems. The device is able to read, copy, and emulate RFID...

huge success and spawned a thriving mechanical gaming device industry. After a few years, the devices were banned in California, but Fey still could not...

multiple devices connected to the same cable or Ethernet network. For example, there can be a device that measures temperature and another device to measure...

advent of x86-64 architectures around the year 2003, and 2014 for mobile devices with the ARMv8-A instruction set. On 32-bit processors, external data bus...

"Cornerstone" and was designed to protect information on devices, particularly if a device was lost or stolen. Another feature, titled "Code Integrity...

from digital cameras to computers and other peripheral devices without the need for additional device drivers. The protocol was standardized by the International...

temperature superconductor, a compact fusion reactor, an inertial mass reduction device, and a high-frequency gravitational wave generator. Collectively dubbed...

executable is referred to as a blob or binary blob. The term usually refers to a device driver module loaded into the kernel of an open-source operating system...

Dynamic device mapping (DDM) is a technology for USB KVM switches which is sometimes implemented as an alternative to standard USB keyboard and mouse emulation...

The pear of anguish, also known as choke pear or mouth pear, is a device of disputed use invented in the early modern period. The mechanism consists of...

displaced all competitors). Linux also runs on embedded systems, i.e., devices whose operating system is typically built into the firmware and is highly...

that is an output on a DTE device is an input on a DCE device and vice versa, so a DCE device can be connected to a DTE device with a straight-wired cable...

Electronics portal European Union portal Device for Connection of Luminaires (DCL) is a European standard for ceiling light fixtures introduced in 2005...

enemy ship. In Chapters 1.22–4.11 of his History, Polybius describes the device as a bridge 1.2 m (4 ft) wide and 10.9 m (36 ft) long, with a small parapet...

electrical generator, and electromagnetic generator is an electromechanical device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy for use in an external...

Consistent Network Device Naming is a convention for naming Ethernet adapters in Linux. It was created around 2009 to replace the old ethX naming scheme...

tracking unit, commonly referred to as a GPS tracker or simply a tracker, is a device used as part of a tracking system to track the location of the asset it...

In order to use Bluetooth, a device must be compatible with the subset of Bluetooth profiles (often called services or functions) necessary to use the...

insulated gate, the voltage of which determines the conductivity of the device. This ability to change conductivity with the amount of applied voltage...

intrusion by water or debris, or noise. It may refer to: Hearing protection device Earplug Earmuffs This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

electrical device through which conventional current enters the device. This contrasts with a cathode, which is usually an electrode of the device through...

pen, or autopen (informally known as a signing machine), is a mechanical device used for the replicated signing of a human signature. Prominent individuals...

CTX (Computed Tomography X-ray) is an explosive detection device, a family of x-ray devices developed by InVision Technologies in 1990 that uses CAT scans...

operations, and the device drivers that are responsible for handling the actual output. The former was known as GDOS (Graphics Device Operating System)...

science of scientific instrument-making. Instrumentation can refer to devices as simple as direct-reading thermometers, or as complex as multi-sensor...

storage device that uses integrated circuits to store data persistently. It is sometimes called semiconductor storage device, solid-state device, or solid-state...

as braces, calipers, or splints. An orthosis is "an externally applied device used to influence the structural and functional characteristics of the neuromuscular...

An environmental control device is a form of electronic assistive technology which enables people with significant disabilities to independently access...

high-powered vehicle-mounted ECM device; IRIS-T/MO is a low-power device carriable by patrolling infantry; IRIS-I/IMP is a device for measuring the jamming intensity...

The electronics industry is the industry that produces electronic devices. It emerged in the 20th century and is today one of the largest global industries...

The Orion flywheel exercise device (or Artemis Flywheel Exercise Device, FWED) is a compact, belt-driven flywheel-based exercise system developed for...

grid, using two-way communications and distributed so-called intelligent devices. Two-way flows of electricity and information could improve the delivery...

The field ration eating device (FRED) is an Australian eating utensil and multi-tool that serves as a combination of a can opener, bottle opener, and spoon...

because of virtual memory and loadable virtual device drivers (VxDs) that allow Windows to share arbitrary devices between multi-tasked DOS applications.[citation...

wireless was revived in the 1980s and 1990s mainly to distinguish digital devices that communicate without wires, such as the examples listed in the previous...

Scanner, an automated stage light Biometric device, a security identification and authentication device Face scanner Iris scanner Retinal scanner Fingerprint...

DIMMs in a lockstep layout, their single-device data correction (SDDC) nature can be extended into double-device data correction (DDDC), providing protection...

A crash bar (also known as a panic exit device, panic bar, or bump bar) is a type of door opening mechanism which allows users to open a door by pushing...

Mario is ordered to clean up Isle Delfino, using a device called the Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device (F.L.U.D.D.), while saving Princess Peach from...

including explosives and drugs. The device has come under scrutiny following revelations about two similar devices, the ADE 651, which has become the focus...

A SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) is a very sensitive magnetometer used to measure extremely weak magnetic fields, based on superconducting...

MyDevice was a smartphone manufactured by the Finnish company MyOrigo. The first prototype was developed and designed in early 2002 by Johannes Väänänen...

An atmospheric water generator (AWG), is a device that extracts water from humid ambient air, producing potable water. Water vapor in the air can be extracted...

A time machine is a fictional or hypothetical device that allows time travel. A time machine is a device which brings about closed timelike curves—and...

Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vermont. The badge replaced the Ram's Head Device in 2025, which was only (officially) permitted for wear on the uniforms...

A USB flash drive (also known as a thumb drive) is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface. A typical USB drive...

a device created and promoted by inventor Norman Lorimer Dean (1902–1972) that he claimed to be a reactionless drive. Dean claimed that his device was...

on an industrial metal project with Geno Lenardo, which was later named Device. They released one self-titled album in 2013. Disturbed returned with the...