device
de-vice · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.
- 2.
A plan, scheme, or trick for achieving something.
- 3.
A design or emblem used as a heraldic bearing or symbol.
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Etymology
From Old French devis meaning "division, wish, desire," from deviser meaning "to divide, distribute, arrange." Related to devise. First recorded in English in the 13th century.