Device and Issue

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Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Issue and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Device".

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Device and issue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

old	old device	old issue
special	special device	special issue
similar	similar device	similar issue
common	common device	common issue
Other adjectives: specific, complex, certain, standard, single, small, actual, big, complicated, huge, little, main, important, personal, key, new, major, minor, latest, recurring, medical.

On the other hand, if the helping device has drawbacks that constantly remind the character of their issue, that's cool.

Source: Handicapped Badass
A "Justice League of America" issue in the 1970's had a scientist invent a "re-memory" ray gun - it caused its targets to remember making decisions favorable to the wielder of the device.

Source: Mind-Control Device
Black Sheep: Yolei's issues with her siblings, an otherwise last-second plot device, is instead a recurring issue starting early in the story.

Source: Fanfic / Digimon 02 The Story We Never Told

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