noun

1. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

   “There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.”

2. A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

3. A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

Synonyms: contrivance, invention, apparatus, appliance, contrivance, design, equipment, gadget