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device

de.vice \di-'vi-s\ n [ME devis, devise, fr. OF, division, intention, fr. 
   deviser t]o divide, regulate, tell - more at DEVISE 1: something devised or 
   contrived : as  1a: a scheme to deceive : STRATAGEM  1b: something 
   fanciful, elaborate, or intricate in design  1c: something in a literary 
   work designed to achieve a particular artistic  effect archaic  1d: MASQUE, 
   SPECTACLE  1e: a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a 
   special purpose  or perform a special function 2: DESIRE, WILL {left to his 
   own ~s}  3: an emblematic design used esp. as a heraldic bearing  archaic  
   4: DEVISING