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device

[dih-vahys] / dɪˈvaɪs /




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"The camera is only for tracking motion; we don't save the video anywhere; it is processed in real time, locally on the device, rather than in the cloud," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Brian, a parent from Philadelphia who bought the device a month ago for his six-year-old son, agrees.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

By September, Comcast had discovered that users of these residential proxy networks were able to gain access to networks—even those running firewalls—and then jump from one device to another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Someday, something will replace the touchscreen smartphone as people’s primary device, just as smartphones pushed PCs aside.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Over the heads of the three philosophers hangs the curtain which rises at the beginning of a theatrical performance—a device that was used by Galileo’s engraver, Stefano della Bella, for the frontispieces of plays.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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