noun

device

Translation

device, gadget, tool, mechanism

A smartphone is a very useful device.

This is a clever device for opening jars.

A metaphor is a literary device.

a/an ((adjective)) device a tool or piece of equipment A smartphone is a very useful device.

a literary/rhetorical device a technique used to create a particular effect A metaphor is a literary device.

Synonyms: gadget, appliance, tool, contrivance

From Old French 'devis' (plan, contrivance), from 'deviser' (to arrange). It originally meant a plan or design.

Think of all the electronic 'devices' you use every day: phone, tablet, computer.