Machine:
A machine is a tool which contains one or more parts that uses energy to perform specific action. Machines are powered by mechanical, chemical, thermal, or electrical means, and are often motorized.
Device:
Device is any machine or component that attaches to a computer. Device is used to make machine operations smooth.
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) | An apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task | A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment |
| Synonyms | A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment | Mechanism, accessory, equipment, appliance and gear |
| Antonyms | End | Ruin, disorganization, destruction |
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| Word origin | It was originated in the Mid-16th century (originally denoting a structure): from French, via Latin from Doric Greek makhana (Greek mēkhanē, from mēkhos ‘contrivance’). | It was originated in the Middle English: from Old French devis, based on Latin divis- ‘divided’, from the verb dividere. The original sense was ‘desire or intention’, found now only in leave someone to their own devices |
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