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.