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gadg·et
(găj′ĭt)
n.
A small specialized mechanical or electronic device; a contrivance.
[Perhaps originally 19th century glassblowers’ jargon gadget, spring-pressure clip at the end of a punty to hold the foot of a glass being blown without creating a mark, probably from French gâchette, pawl, tumbler in a gunlock, strike plate : gâche, strike plate, collar or bracket for a pipe (from Middle French gasche, strike plate, iron hook, from Old French, calk of a shoe or horseshoe, from Frankish *gaspia, buckle, clasp; akin to Middle Dutch gespe, probably (with metathesis) from Germanic *gapsō, *gipsō; akin to Old Norse geispa, to yawn, and gapa, to gape) + -ette, diminutive suffix (from Middle French, from Old French; see -ette).]
gadg′et·yadj.
gadget
(ˈɡædʒɪt)
n
1. a small mechanical device or appliance
2. any object that is interesting for its ingenuity or novelty rather than for its practical use
[C19: perhaps from French gâchette lock catch, trigger, diminutive of gâche staple]
ˈgadgetyadj
gadg•et
(ˈgædʒ ɪt)
n.
a usu. small mechanical or electronic contrivance or device; any ingenious article.
[1850–55; orig. uncertain]
gadg`e•teer′,n.
gadg′et•ry,n.
gadg′et•y,adj.
gadget
– May come from French gachette, which is or has been applied to various pieces of mechanism, or from Gaget, the person who created the first so-called gadgets—miniature Statues of Liberty sold in Paris—or from a Navy term for a tool or mechanical device for which one could not recall the name.
gadget
Radar equipment (type of equipment may be indicated by a letter as listed in operation orders). May be followed by a color to indicate state of jamming. Colors will be used as follows: a. green–Clear of jamming. b. amber–Sector partially jammed. c. red–Sector completely jammed. d. blue–Completely jammed.
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Noun
1.
gadget – a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
device – an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; “the device is small enough to wear on your wrist”; “a device intended to conserve water”
a usually small tool, machine etc. a useful gadget for loosening bottle lids. apparaat آلة لِفَتْح العُلَب приспособление dispositivo přístroj, zařízení das Apparätchen tingest; dims; indretning μικροσυσκευή, μαραφέτιaparato, dispositivo, artilugio asjandus وسیله مکانیکی laite gadgetהתקן जुगत, मशीन naprava, sprava szerkentyű alat apparat, tæki aggeggio 小道具 작은 기계 장치 įtaisas ierīce; ietaise alat gadgetinnretning, teknisk hjelpemiddel, greieprzyrząd, `patent` اّله، اسباب: سامان dispositivo gadget приспособление prístroj, zariadenie priprava naprava anordning, apparat, manick อุปกรณ์ขนาดเล็ก âlet 小巧的工具或機器等，小玩意兒 пристрій کوئی چھوٹا کل پرزہ یا مشین đồ dùng 小器具，小机械
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gadget – a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
