Question 1 · Quick check
gadget
CEFRB2
/ɡæd͡ʒ.ɪt/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A small machine or device with a useful purpose.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAny consumer electronics product.
Examples
This gadget is light years ahead of any other.
This is a great time-saving gadget for the housewife.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAny device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.
A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert execution to a memory location chosen by the attacker.
More examples
In contextA Spectre gadget was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of system interrupts.
He bought a neat new gadget for shredding potatoes.
That's quite a lot of gadgets you have collected. Do you use any of them?
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Origin
noun
Unknown. First used in print by Robert Brown in 1886 (see quote in definition section). Might come from French gâchette or gagée, or from the French family name Gaget, an industrialist who produced promotional gadgets in collaboration with the project to build the statue of Liberty.