Device

A device is usually a constructed tool. Device may also refer to:

Computing, electronics, mechanisms and telecommunication

 * Appliance, a device for a particular task
 * Computer, a computing device
 * Device file, an interface of a peripheral device driver
 * Electronic component, a device that can be embedded in the construction of electronic hardware
 * Gadget, generally synonymous with device; often used when a more specific word is not well-known or cannot be recalled
 * Handheld device, a small computer such as a phone or tablet
 * Machine, a mechanical device
 * Medical device, a device intended for medical use
 * Peripheral device, hardware that is external but accessible to a computer

Weapons

 * Improvised explosive device (IED)
 * Nuclear weapon

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, nicknames for Nicolai Reedtz, a Danish professional CS:GO player
 * Device, something that can be trademarked, such as a logotype (or "logo") in printing or in law
 * Devices, aspects of a military-award decoration in the United Kingdom
 * Personal device, another name for a heraldic badge

People with the surname Device

 * Alizon Device (died 1612), executed as one of the Pendle witches
 * Elizabeth Device (died 1612), executed as one of the Pendle witches
 * James Device (died 1612), executed as one of the Pendle witches
 * Jennet Device, witness at the trial of the Pendle witches