Device and Map

Device

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

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

Map noun - An illustration of certain features of a geographical area.

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Device and map are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Map".

Nearby Words: mapping, mapped, mapper

old	old device	old map
good	good device	good map
special	special device	special map
elaborate	elaborate device	elaborate map
Other adjectives: similar, specific, certain, standard, single, simple, popular, small, actual, massive, large, big, complicated, huge, main, secret, ancient, new, hidden, giant, magical, tactical.

Besides, it leaves the map itself a silly unexplained plot device out of nowhere instead of something perfectly intertwined in the rest of the story.

Source: Adaptation Explanation Extrication
In Small Favor, a book of The Dresden Files, Harry does a magical version of this by suspending the device over a large map of the city and enchanting it to make it believe that the map is the city.

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In The Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne / Batman is given a new device by Lucius Fox which allows his cellphone to emit sonar pulses to map a room.

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Map and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/map

Device & Map. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/map>.

Map or Device. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/map.

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