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device (Contrivance), noun artifice, circumvention, craft, design, gimmick, machina, machination, maneuver, means to an end, method, plan, program of action, project, resort, ruse, scheme, setup, stratagem, subtle maneuver, system, trick, wile, working plan, working proposition

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device (Distinguishing mark), noun badge of office, design, designation, earmark, emblem, ensign, hallmark, identification mark, indicant, inscriptio, insignia, label, mark that designates, sign, symbol, token, trademark

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device (Mechanism), noun apparatus, appliance, equipment, facility, fixture, gadget, gear, implement, invention, mechanical aid, tool, utensil
Associated concepts: safety device

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See also: appliance, artifice, channel, color, conduit, contrivance, deception, evasion, expedient, facility, false pretense, hoax, instrument, instrumentality, loophole, maneuver, ploy, project, recourse, resource, scheme, stratagem, subterfuge, token, tool, trick