Device
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| '''Device''' is usually a constructed [[tool]], but may refer more specifically to: | '''Device''' is usually a constructed [[tool]], but may refer more specifically to: | ||
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| + | Old French ''devis'', from Latin ''divisus'', past participle of ''[[dividere]]'' (“to divide”), thus originally, when goods were being divided among people, a [[mark]] put on each item to say who was getting what. | ||
| ==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
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| - | * [[Devise (disambiguation)]] | + | * [[Devise]] |
| * [[Plot device]], an object or character in a story whose sole purpose is to advance the plot of the story, or alternatively to overcome some difficulty in the plot | * [[Plot device]], an object or character in a story whose sole purpose is to advance the plot of the story, or alternatively to overcome some difficulty in the plot | ||
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Etymology
Old French devis, from Latin divisus, past participle of dividere (“to divide”), thus originally, when goods were being divided among people, a mark put on each item to say who was getting what.
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Technology
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Other
- Logotype, or logo, in printing or in law
- Personal device, in heraldry used to distinguish the bearer; it differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not house distinction
- Rhetorical device, a technique used in writing or speaking
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See also
- Devise
- Plot device, an object or character in a story whose sole purpose is to advance the plot of the story, or alternatively to overcome some difficulty in the plot
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