Devices and Gimmicks

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Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.

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Gimmicks and devices are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gimmicks" instead a noun "Devices".

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Devices and gimmicks are semantically related. You can use "Devices" instead a noun "Gimmicks".

Even if it heads off into previously unknown and unexplored territory for that property, the story will emphasize the use of existing gimmicks and devices rather than introducing totally foreign ones.

Source: Original Flavour aka: Original Flavor
Kurt Angle is a legitimate olympic gold medalist, and while wrestling gimmicks don't have to be based on real events, wrestling scenario writers do not let such plot devices slip.

Source: Sports Hero Backstory
The narrator tells the reader to skip or reread passages, plays blank page gimmicks, lampshades various devices and generally discusses the process of writing the novel as the story is being told.

Source: Lemony Narrator

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