Synonyms of the word

gadget

• n. (obsolete) A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.
• n. Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.
• n. (slang) Any consumer electronics product.
• n. (computing) A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert…

appliance

• n. The act of applying; application.
• n. An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end (often…
• n. Specifically: A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in…
• n. An attachment, some equipment (or - piece) to adapt another tool or machine to such specific purpose.
• n. (obsolete) A compliance.

contraption

• n. A machine that is complicated and precarious.
• n. (figuratively, derogatory or ironic) Any object.

contrivance

• n. a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
• n. a means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
• n. something overly artful or artificial.

convenience

• n. The quality of being convenient.
• n. Those things which make life more convenient.
• n. A convenient time.
• n. (chiefly Britain) Clipping of public convenience: a public lavatory.

device

• n. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
• n. (computing) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
• n. A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
• n. (Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb.
• n. (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience;…
• n. (heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs…
• n. (archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
• n. (law) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
• n. (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
• n. (obsolete) A spectacle or show.
• n. (obsolete) Opinion; decision.

gismo

• n. Alternative spelling of gizmo.

gizmo

• n. A nonsensical placeholder name for something, generally a device, that one does not know the proper term…

widget

• n. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
• n. (computing) Portable code that can be easily installed and executed by an end user.
• n. A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
• n. A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and…
• n. (computing, graphical user interface) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical…