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  • noun Plural form of device.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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Examples

  • Create and attach EBS volumes: devices = $ (perl - e 'for$i ( "h" .. "k") ' | head - $volumes) devicearray = ($devices) volumeids =

    Planet Ubuntu 2009

  • Create and attach EBS volumes: devices = $ (perl - e 'for$i ( "h" .. "k") {for$j ( "" ,1..15) {print "/dev/sd$i$j\n"}}' | head - $volumes) devicearray = ($devices) volumeids =

    Planet Ubuntu 2009

  • The draw back to the devices is the noise they create, since the muzzle blast is coming back at you instead of away from you.

    F&S Classic 2007

  • The draw back to the devices is the noise they create, since the muzzle blast is coming back at you instead of away from you.

    The History of the .338 Winchester Magnum 2007

  • The draw back to the devices is the noise they create, since the muzzle blast is coming back at you instead of away from you.

    The History of the .338 Winchester Magnum 2007

  • The draw back to the devices is the noise they create, since the muzzle blast is coming back at you instead of away from you.

    F&S Classic 2007

  • It’s the only way in which the reduced size of the devices is a hindrance, rather than a blessing.

    Reflective Surface - Mobility 2005

  • Perhaps, but there are many times and places where accessing those devices is difficult, if not dangerous, or impossible.

    November « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009

  • TSMC's chips are used in devices ranging from mobile phones to video games to computers.

    Taiwan's TSMC Reports Profit Jump Of 54% Associated Press 2010

  • The word reader took on new meaning in devices such as the iPhone, Sony E-Reader, Kindle and Nook, not to be confused with the Vook, a one-screen blend of book and video.

    Decade in books: Writers work magic, delivery has transformed 2009

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