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Device (other)
A device is usually a constructed tool. Device may also refer to: Technology Computing * Device, a colloquial term encompassing desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc. * Device file, an interface of a device driver * Peripheral, any device attached to a computer that expands its functionality Warfare * Improvised explosive device (IED) * Nuclear weapon Other uses in technology * Appliance, a device for a particular task * Electronic component * Gadget * Machine * Medical device Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups * Device (metal band), American industrial metal band active 2012–2014 * Device (pop-rock band), American pop-rock trio from the mid 1980s Albums * ''Device'' (Device album), 2013 * ''Device'' (Eon album), 2006 Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * Plot device, as in storytelling * Rhetorical device, a technique used in writing or speaking * ''The Device'', a 2014 American science fiction horror film Other uses * Dev1ce or Device, nick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tool
A tool is an object that can extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment or help them accomplish a particular task. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates back hundreds of millennia, have been observed using tools to make other tools. Early human tools, made of such materials as stone, bone, and wood, were used for preparation of food, hunting, manufacture of weapons, and working of materials to produce clothing and useful artifacts. The development of metalworking made additional types of tools possible. Harnessing energy sources, such as animal power, wind, or steam, allowed increasingly complex tools to produce an even larger range of items, with the Industrial Revolution marking an inflection point in the use of tools. The introduction of widespread automation in the 19th and 20th centuries allowed tools to operate with minimal human supervision, further increasing the productivity of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
