device
Example Sentences
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As authorities searched the vehicle, they found blue surgical masks, positively identified clothing and the tracking device underneath the driver’s seat, the criminal complaint said.
From Los Angeles Times
Random-access memory, or RAM, is a vital component in millions of electronic devices including smartphones, Smart TVs, medical equipment and even cars.
From BBC
China has become a major supplier of ingredients for small-molecule medications, coatings and sterilization agents for medical devices, and the chlorine and caustic soda used to keep water safe to drink.
Mr. Foster dismisses their preoccupations with bionic implants or humanoid robots as MacGuffins—Alfred Hitchcock’s term for a device that momentarily advances a movie plot but ultimately fails to develop into anything.
The added devices give any unexpected electricity on the line more places to disperse into the ground, making them less likely to spark a fire.
From Los Angeles Times
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