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Gadget

A gadget is a device, usually simple in form and function, that makes some aspect of life easier, yet isn't completely necessary.

Gadgets tend to be more unusual, or clever than normal technology.

There is a cartoon charactor whose super powers come from an assortment of gadgets named Inspector Gadget

Examples of Gadgets

• The first atomic bomb was nicknamed the gadget by the scientists of the Manhattan Project, tested at Trinity site
• Can opener
• Electric Toothbrush
• Mini Vac
• Blender
• The Clapper
• Swiss Army Knife
• Remote control device of any sort (car starter, tv, garage door opener, etc)
• Cordless mouse

See also: Thingamajig, Widget

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