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device	an invention or machine used to perform simple tasks or something else made for a specific purpose. [1/2 definitions]
invention	Invention is the act or process of creating something that no one has ever created before. [2 definitions]
patent	a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. [1/2 definitions]
revolutionary	When something is revolutionary, it is very new and different from other things and makes a very big change in something. A revolutionary invention can cause very big changes in the world. [1/3 definitions]
technology	Technology is a particular method or invention that comes from science and engineering. [1/2 definitions]

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