General:
* Appliance: For household items.
* Gadget: For small, often electronic devices.
* Tool: For something used to achieve a specific task.
* Instrument: For something used for precise measurement or scientific analysis.
* Mechanism: For a system of parts working together.
* Apparatus: For a complex piece of equipment.
* Machine: For a powered device with moving parts.
* System: For a group of interconnected parts working together.
Specific contexts:
* Equipment: For a collection of tools or devices used for a particular purpose.
* Contraption: For a strange or unusual device.
* Gizmo: For a small, often mysterious device.
* Mechanism: For something that causes a particular effect.
* Apparatus: For a complex device used for scientific or medical purposes.
In literature/writing:
* Artifice: For a clever or deceptive device.
* Contrivance: For an artificial or forced element in a story.
* Expository device: For a technique used to reveal information in a story.
To help me provide the most accurate word, please tell me:
* What kind of device are you talking about?
* What is the context of your sentence?
For example, if you are talking about a smartphone, "gadget" or "appliance" might be suitable. If you are talking about a machine used in a factory, "equipment" or "mechanism" might be better choices.