blind »
Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.
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bridge »
A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
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bridge »
Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit.
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hand grenade »
small explosive device
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hardwired »
Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
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head scratcher »
A device used to scratch the head.
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hoist by one's own petard »
To be hurt, or destroyed by one's own plot or device, of one's own doing which one intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb".
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ice up »
To become clogged with ice, usually of a mechanical device.
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leave to one's own devices »
To leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.
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oil burner »
A device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.
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oil burner »
A heating device which burns fuel oil; an oil furnace.
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on the blink »
Functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electronic device.
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parade of horribles »
A rhetorical device employing a series of progressively more terrible results following from an act.
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power up »
To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to make it operational.
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read out »
To read some data and inform the person using the device.
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roadwarrior »
A person who carries a mobile device such as a laptop or PDA and uses wireless internet connections to work.
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run down »
To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
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smoke signal »
A type of flare or combustion device sometimes used as a distress signal.
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switch off »
To turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device.
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switch on »
To turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device.
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take up »
That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
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timeserver »
A device, node or program that distributes the correct time to clients in a network.
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turn off »
To power down; to stop a device by switching it off.
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turn on »
To power up; to start a device by switching it on.
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turn out »
To extinguish a light or other device.
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