the Army, Air Force, or Space Force for acts of valor in combat, the "V" device is authorized for wear on the medal. When the medal is awarded by the...

as personal computers, to and from peripheral devices, e.g. displays, keyboards, and mass storage devices, and to and from intermediate hubs, which multiply...

A "V" device is a metal 1⁄4-inch (6.4 mm) capital letter "V" with serifs which, when worn on certain decorations awarded by the United States Armed Forces...

equally apart. Devices Oak leaf cluster (for subsequent awards) "V" Device (for valorous actions in direct contact with an enemy) "C" Device (for meritorious...

open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen-based mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. It is the world's most widely used operating...

insulated gate, the voltage of which determines the conductivity of the device. This ability to change conductivity with the amount of applied voltage...

iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital...

technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the...

operating systems for embedded devices. For mobile applications, browser plugins are used for Windows and Mac based devices, and Android has built-in support...

revisions of the standard added smaller connectors useful for compact portable devices. Higher-speed development of the USB standard gave rise to another family...

special-purpose devices like microwave ovens and remote controls, and factory devices like industrial robots. Computers are at the core of general-purpose devices such...

A charge-coupled device (CCD) is an integrated circuit containing an array of linked, or coupled, capacitors. Under the control of an external circuit...

A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power. It is one of the basic building blocks of modern electronics...

studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other electrically charged particles. It...

or important question. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences toward a false conclusion. A red herring...

An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional...

in which more information is stored on digital storage devices than on analog storage devices. In 1986, approximately 1% of the world's capacity to store...

was achieved to boost the associated fusion device, and enough was learned to achieve a full-scale device within a year. The design of all modern thermonuclear...

A mnemonic device (/nɪˈmɒnɪk/ nih-MON-ik) or memory device is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval in the human memory...

context of an operating system, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer...

is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines...

Human Rights—found that a state practiced torture and it, along with Ireland v. United Kingdom, formed much of the basis for the definition of torture in...

in which engine is a device that burns or otherwise consumes fuel, changing its chemical composition, and a motor is a device driven by electricity,...

(IoT) describes devices with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over...

A peripheral device, or simply peripheral, is an auxiliary hardware device that a computer uses to transfer information externally. A peripheral is a...

insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily forming an electronic switch. It was developed to combine high...

ˈmaːkʰɪnaː]; plural: dei ex machina; English "god from the machine") is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly or abruptly...

modulator-demodulator, commonly referred to as a modem, is a computer hardware device that converts data from a digital format into a format suitable for an analog...

device) is typically automatically fenced out, taken out of use by the device, and replaced with another functioning equivalent group in the device,...

or Type-B. Whereas earlier USB cables had a host end A and a peripheral device end B, a USB-C cable connects either way; and for interoperation with older...