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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

device go
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

electronic device
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically

noun.artifact

20 Subcategories

answering machine go
an electronic device that answers the telephone and records messages
beeper, pager go
an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
defibrillator go
an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation
display, video display go
an electronic device that represents information in visual form
display adapter, display adaptor go
(computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display
dongle go
(computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software
doubler go
an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal
generator go
an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
hearing aid, deaf-aid go
an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing
logic element go
an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation
mouse, computer mouse go
a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad
multiplexer go
a device that can interleave two or more activities
pacemaker, artificial pacemaker go
an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
personal digital assistant, PDA, personal organizer, personal organiser, organizer, organiser go
a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks
readout, read-out go
an electronic device the displays information is a visual form
repeater go
(electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again
scanner, digital scanner, image scanner go
an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
system clock go
an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components
trackball go
an electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housing
tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve go
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope