Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
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As referenced in several of the examples above, various devices are described as being able to "test" how much two people love each other.
Source: Thing-O-Meter - James Bond examples other than Q Branch devices: In Goldfinger, the giant laser is first used as a threat to execute Bond.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Film - Note that all above examples are technically cases of a Broken Arrow, because the losses of nuclear devices were accidental.
Source: Empty Quiver
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