Definitions for devices
de·vices

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1. devicesnoun

   an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

   "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices"

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1. devicesnoun

   Plural noun of device.

   The family had a number of devices in the home that required a monthly data contract so they put them all into one family data bundle with their broadband provider.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2016  

Matched Categories

1. • Inclination

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'devices' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4141

How to pronounce devices?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say devices in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of devices in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of devices in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of devices in a Sentence

1. Andre Fuetsch:

   You're going to see a wave over the next couple years and beyond of all kinds of new devices hitting the market.

2. Akihiro Hino:

   One of the charms of Yo-Kai Watch is how, since it takes place in modern times, it's easy to take the things we see day-to-day in our lives and put them in the game, from popular singers to the latest devices to whatever comedic bits are 'in' right now, Yo-Kai Watch is packed with all kinds of parody content.

3. Chairman Eric Xu:

   The Chinese government will not just stand by and watch Huawei be slaughtered on the chopping board, why wouldn't the Chinese government ban the use of 5G chips or 5G chip-powered base stations, smartphones and other smart devices provided by American companies, for cybersecurity reasons?

4. Jonathan Collins:

   Companies need to ensure consumers are buying products they feel are secure and protected, that can take a whole range of issues like educating users or better management of devices or putting more details into the app about how the camera is operating.

5. Ed Markey:

   Whether it is our cars, our thermostats or our household appliances, if these personal devices are connected to the Internet, they are a potential privacy threat, consumers’ most sensitive information is collected and turned into dossiers that are pure gold in the hands of marketers and pitchmen. We need strong, legally enforceable rules … to ensure personal information is protected.

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