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List of devices

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

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A microscope is a device that that you use to see things that are so small you cannot see them using just your eyes. Microscopes are used to see things like cells that make up larger objects like skin or leaves.
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A microwave oven, or just a microwave, is an appliance that heats food using microwave radiation. The microwaves heat the water inside the food, so food cooks very fast in a microwave oven. Microwave ovens cannot brown food like an ordinary oven can, and can't be used for cooking all kinds of food. Some microwaves are combination and also have some ordinary heating elements in them too.
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Mills are places or devices where some kind of raw material is turned into something more useful. There are many different kinds of mills. Older mills usually consist of a large, heavy millstone which is turned either by the power of flowing water or by the wind, hence the commonly seen windmills. Mills might be used to grind grain into flour, press olives into oil, process cotton into cloth, or even for processing lumber in a sawmill.
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A millstone is a very large, heavy, round stone that was used to grind things up inside a mill. Modern mills are highly mechanized, so used millstones tend to be set out on display like the one in the picture.
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A mirror is something that lets you see your reflection. You can use a mirror so you can see yourself brushing your hair, or to see behind you when you are driving a car. Not all animals know that their reflection is them, the only animals that do know are elephants, chimpanzees, dolphins, magpies and orangutans.
A mobile phone, cell phone or just a mobile, is a type of telephone that doesn't need to be plugged into a phone jack. They are small, and can fit into your pocket and carried anywhere. Mobiles can be used to communicate via talking or sending pictures, text or video to anywhere in the world. Today, almost everyone has a mobile phone.

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A modem is a device that transmits data over telephone or cable lines. You connect to the internet using a modem.

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A mold is a hollow form. When you fill up a mold with something like molten metal or plaster, let it set and then remove the mold, you have a solid shape that matches the shape of the inside of the mold. Mold is also an alternative spelling for mould. The mold in the picture is for a small bridal statue of a bride and groom.
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A computer monitor is a device that is used for displaying information from a computer. Modern monitors tend to be quite wide, and also quite thin from front-to-back, so they take up less space on your desk.
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A motor is a device that powers a car, truck or other machine and makes it move.