The difference between Artifice and Device

Artifice as a noun:

A crafty but underhanded deception.

Artifice as a noun:

A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.

Artifice as a noun:

A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.

Artifice as a noun:

A tactical move to gain advantage.

Artifice as a noun (archaic):

Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.

Artifice as a verb:

To construct by means of skill or specialised art

Device as a noun:

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

Device as a noun (computing):

A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

Device as a noun:

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

Device as a noun (Ireland):

An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb

Device as a noun (rhetoric):

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

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.

Device as a noun (archaic):

Power of devising; invention; contrivance.

Device as a noun (legal):

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

Device as a noun (printing):

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

Device as a noun (obsolete):

A spectacle or show.

Device as a noun (obsolete):

Opinion; decision.