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Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. / (computer hardware) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

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device

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dəˈvaɪs/

Noun

Ireland rhetoric archaic obsolete

Japanese Meaning

（特定の目的のために作られた）装置、機器、器具。 / （コンピュータ分野において）周辺機器、ハードウェアの一部。

What is this buttons?

She calibrated the device before the demonstration to ensure accurate readings.

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彼女は正確な測定値を得るためにデモの前に装置を校正した。

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Sense（1）

Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

Every cycle shall be equipped with: … (b) an audible warning device consisting of a bell …

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Sense（2）

(computer hardware) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

Sense（3）

A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

His device is against Babylon, to destroy it.

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Sense（4）

(Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb

Inflammable material is planted in my head / It's a suspect device that's left 2000 dead

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(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.

The devices of these savages are the serpent, the Deer, and the Small Acorn.

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Sense（7）

(archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.

Moreover I must have instruments of mine own device, weighty, and exceeding costly

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Sense（8）

(law) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.

Sense（9）

(printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.

Prior to the issuance of the first stamps, letters accepted by postmasters for dispatch were marked "Paid" by means of pen and ink or hand stamps of various designs. … To facilitate the handling of mail matter, some postmasters provided special stamps or devices for use on letters as evidence of the prepayment of postage.

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