The difference between Apparatus and Device

When used as nouns, apparatus means the entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished, whereas device means any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

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  1. Apparatus as a noun:

    The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.

  2. Apparatus as a noun:

    A complex machine or instrument.

  3. Apparatus as a noun:

    An assortment of tools and instruments.

  4. Apparatus as a noun:

    A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.

  5. Apparatus as a noun (firefighting):

    A vehicle used for emergency response.

  6. Apparatus as a noun (gymnastics):

    Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.

  1. Device as a noun:

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

    Examples:

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

  2. Device as a noun (computing):

    A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

  3. Device as a noun:

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

  4. Device as a noun (Ireland):

    An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb

  5. Device as a noun (rhetoric):

    A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.

  6. Device as a noun (heraldry):

    A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.

  7. Device as a noun (archaic):

    Power of devising; invention; contrivance.

  8. Device as a noun (legal):

    An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.

  9. Device as a noun (printing):

    An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.

  10. Device as a noun (obsolete):

    A spectacle or show.

  11. Device as a noun (obsolete):

    Opinion; decision.

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