A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
Something overly artful or artificial.
A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.
Any consumer electronics product.
A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert execution to a memory location chosen by the attacker.
A technique for converting a part of one problem to an equivalent part of another problem. Used in constructing reductions.