Appliance vs. Device

Difference Between Appliance and Device
Appliancenoun
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end (often specified), especially:
Devicenoun
Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.Appliancenoun
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
Many house fires are caused by faulty appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines and dryers.Devicenoun
(computing) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
Appliancenoun
An attachment, a piece of equipment to adapt another tool or machine to a specific purpose.
Devicenoun
A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
Appliancenoun
(obsolete) The act of applying.
Devicenoun
(Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
Appliancenoun
(obsolete) A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness.
Devicenoun
(rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
Appliancenoun
Willing service, willingness to act as someone wishes.
Devicenoun
(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
Appliancenoun
a device that is very useful for a particular job
Devicenoun
(archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
Appliancenoun
durable goods for home or office use
Devicenoun
(legal) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
Devicenoun
(printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
Devicenoun
(obsolete) A spectacle or show.
Devicenoun
(obsolete) Opinion; decision.
Devicenoun
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose;
the device is small enough to wear on your wrista device intended to conserve waterDevicenoun
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
Devicenoun
any clever (deceptive) maneuver;
he would stoop to any device to win a pointDevicenoun
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
Devicenoun
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry);
he was recognized by the device on his shield