a device

Definition von a device im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: impress; imprese
device: An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark
device: A spectacle or show
device: A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively
The devices of these savages are the serpent, the Deer, and the Small Acorn.
device: A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device
device: A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
device: An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience
Prior to the issuance of the first stamps, letters accepted by postmasters for dispatch were marked Paid by means of pen and ink or hand stamps of various designs. To facilitate the handling of mail matter, some postmasters provided special stamps or devices for use on letters as evidence of the prepayment of postage.
device: Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one
Every cycle shall be equipped with: ... (b) an audible warning device consisting of a bell .
device: {n} a contrivance, scheme, emblem, story
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device: In a computer system, this term refers to a unit of processing equipment external to the CPU It is sometimes synonymous with the term PERIPHERAL
device: (n ) A hardware component, such as a printer or disk drive, acting as a unit to perform a specific function
device: A proposed reason why some component of a chain letter motivates propagation of the letter May be expressed as a strategy, for example "warn against discard," even though the author of the innovation may not have anticipated or intended its effect on replication
device: Anything fancifully conceived
device: any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
device: A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something. an electronic device that protects your vehicle 24 hours a day
device: There are a range of machines that handle color and need a system to match the colors between them Among them are cameras, flatbed scanners, film scanners, computer software, monitors, printers, separation film makers, proofers, printing plates, books, magazines, newspapers, and the web
device: File systems or hardware on your computer mapped to the /dev subdirectory within Linux For example, /dev/hda1 is the first partition on an IDE hard disk, and /dev/ttyS1 is the second serial port to which you might have a modem attached
device: As distinguished from equipment In telecommunications, a "device" is the physical interconnection outlet Equipment (a computer, phone, fax machine, etc ) then plugs into the device See also Equipment and Plug
device: is an emblem or design, usually on the fly
device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
device: A device is a method of achieving something. They claim that military spending is used as a device for managing the economy
device: A computer system component that can send or receive data, such as a keyboard, display, printer, disk drive, or modem Windows NT uses device drivers to create device objects that connect applications to devices
device: Any circuit that performs a specific function, for example, a parallel port or a display adapter
device: Keyboards, mice, tablets, track-balls, button boxes, and so on are all collectively known as input devices Pointers can have one or more buttons (the most common number is three) The core protocol only deals with two devices: the keyboard and the pointer
device: A peripheral which connects to the computer Mice, keyboards, printers, data acquisition instruments, modules and cards are all devices
device: a well-defined sub-system of the telescope such as the LO, receiver, spectral processor, or the antenna used for controlling the independent variables of a scan A telescope may be thought of as an aggregate of devices requiring synchronization and control for accomplishing scans
device: An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it
device: A major design element, such as the bust of a person
device: Improperly, an heraldic bearing
device: A piece of equipment external to the computer designed for a specific function such as data input, data storage, or data output
device: any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"
device: any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point" an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield" any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
device: Power of devising; invention; contrivance
device: Any piece of equipment, mechanical or electric; a hosehold appliance
device: A major design element, e g the bust of a person or a ship on the high seas
device: Equipment which forms part of a computer system, such as a hard drive, a printer, or a video card
device: a raised design element on a coin, such as a portrait or lettering
device: An image used in whole or part as a trademark or service mark
device: an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield"
device: something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
device: From the EPI document of SCSI-3: Devices include targets, initiators and bus expanders The term "SCSI device" is limited to targets and initiators
device: That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice
device: Any machine or component that attaches to a computer Examples of devices include disk drives, printers, mice, and modems These particular devices fall into the category of peripheral devices because they are separate from the main computer Display monitors and keyboards are also devices, but because they are integral parts of the computer, they are not considered peripheral Most devices, whether peripheral or not, require a program called a device driver that acts as a translator, converting general commands from an application into specific commands that the device understands
device: Computer hardware, typically excluding the CPU and system memory, which can be controlled and can send and receive data Examples of devices include monitors, disk drives, buses, and keyboards
device: {i} apparatus; trick, scheme; hardware component which can send or receive data (Computers)
device: printers, drives (CD-ROM, Zip drives, hard disks and the like), modems, etc
device: any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
device: The items installed in boxes that help control and distribute current, such as switches, receptacles, timers, thermostats, and dimmers Back to alphabetical list
device: An item intended to carry, or help carry, but not utilize electrical energy; an electronic device
device: A heraldic emblem registered to an individual or a group When the holder becomes an armiger, the registered emblem becomes the "Arms" of the individual In the interest of pageantry and display, people with registered devices are encouraged to carry them upon shields or banners even when they have not yet received a formal award In some Kingdoms, this display can begin when the Kingdom College of Heralds approves the design, although the user is warned that anything showing the device in question will have to be changed if the SCA College of Arms subsequently returns it for correction (See Arms )
device: Usually "Publisher's device" The logo or symbol of the publisher Certain publishers, such as Doubleday Doran and Farrer & Rinehart, have used their device to identify their first editions Sometimes inaccurately called the publisher's "colophon" The presence of the Farrer & Rinehart stylized "FR" on the copyright page is just about a certain indication of the book being a first edition
device: usually the mark or other symbol of the publisher but sometimes of the author or printer
device: An item other than a drug that has application in medical therapy Usually, device is restricted to items used directly on the patient and does not include diagnostic equipment or surgical instruments
device: Opinion; decision
device: If you leave someone to their own devices, you leave them alone to do as they wish. Left to his own devices, Osborn is a fluent -- and often original -- guitarist. charge coupled device pneumatic device solid state device