The technician inspected the aerial device before raising it to repair the roof.

Before upgrading the operating system, she backed up all important files to an external storage device.

Every modern input device needs drivers to communicate with the operating system.

The amulet acted as a convenient plot device that suddenly revealed the hero's hidden past.

The recurring motif of the broken clock served as a literary device to underscore the novel's exploration of time and memory.

The worn Brannock Device on the counter helped the clerk find the perfect shoe size.

The store clerk used a Brannock device to measure my feet before recommending a size.

The speechwriter used a catchy rhetorical device — a playful reduplication that made the slogan sing in people's heads.

Many embedded developers still study Duff's device to learn how an unusual C loop-unwinding trick can optimize serial memory copies.

The novel uses a framing device in which an elderly sailor recounts a series of shorter tales to his companions, uniting them under a single theme.