The difference between Appliance and Device
When used as nouns, appliance means a non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices, whereas device means any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
check bellow for the other definitions of Appliance and Device
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Appliance as a noun:
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end (often specified), especially: A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices. An attachment, a piece of equipment to adapt another tool or machine to a specific purpose.
Examples:
"Many house fires are caused by faulty appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines and dryers."
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Appliance as a noun (obsolete):
The act of applying.
Examples:
"synonyms: application"
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Appliance as a noun (obsolete):
A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness.
Examples:
"synonyms: cure medicine remedy"
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Appliance as a noun (obsolete, rare):
Willing service, willingness to act as someone wishes.
Examples:
"synonyms: compliance"
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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."
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Device as a noun (computing):
A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
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Device as a noun:
A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
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Device as a noun (Ireland):
An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
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Device as a noun (rhetoric):
A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
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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.
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Device as a noun (archaic):
Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
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Device as a noun (legal):
An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
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Device as a noun (printing):
An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
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Device as a noun (obsolete):
A spectacle or show.
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Device as a noun (obsolete):
Opinion; decision.