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List of devices

Man-made devices, both manual devices and electrical appliances, past and present.

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A scarecrow is a human-shaped device that people put near crops to scare off birds. The idea is that the birds think the scarecrow is a real person and will stay away from it.
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A sewing machine is a device, usually powered by an electric motor, that can sew much neater and straighter than you can by hand. Modern sewing machines have lots of different stitches built into them. Some sewing machines can even connect to a computer and stitch very intricate embroidery from pictures on the computer automatically.
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A shutter is a device found inside a camera that lets light through for a short time. The longer the shutter is open, the more exposed the resulting photograph is. You need to have the shutter open longer when there isn't much light.
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A speaker, or loudspeaker, is a device that converts electrical signals into sound. They do this by using that electrical signal to vibrate a cone-shaped device at particular frequencies that are encoded by the signal, which produces sound. Larger cones are better at making low sounds, smaller ones are better at making high sounds.
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A spinning wheel is a device that is used to spin fibres like animal hair or linen into thread or yarn. Spinning wheels of various designs have been in use for hundreds of years. Spinning wheels are usually powered by a foot treadle or turning them by hand. Today, yarn is made on a much larger scale by machines, powered by motors.
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A spool is a cylinder-shaped object that you wrap something around. Most spools are used to store thread or cables.
A spotlight is a very bright light that creates a sharp, round patch of light. Spotlights are used to bring attention to someone on a stage.
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A sprinkler is something you attach to the end of a hose and use to water your garden with. Sprinklers cover a wider area more evenly than you could do by hand with a hose.
A stethoscope is a device that doctors and nurses use to listen to sounds inside you. Stethoscopes are most often used to listen to your heart beat, or listen to you breathe.

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A stopper is anything that is used to keep a bottle sealed. Most bottle stoppers are made from cork or rubber.