# device (tool)

A thing made of matter in which energy flows through a structure to do some change.

- Computed level: L5 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: artifacts  ·  Arena: technology

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [energy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-energy.capacity), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [flow](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-flow.movement), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb)

**Through:** Energy flows through a structured arrangement of matter, causing a specific change.

**Novel properties:**
- directed transformation
- sustained functional behavior
- input-output agency

## Examples
- The Large Hadron Collider accelerates protons to 6.5 TeV using superconducting magnets cooled by 120 tons of liquid helium. *(physics)*
- A beaver chews down aspen trees to build a dam that floods a meadow and creates a pond for shelter. *(biology)*
- The 1943 Ford GPW 'Jeep' used a 60-horsepower engine and four-wheel drive to traverse rugged terrain during WWII. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [browser](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-browser.software) (L18)
- [camera](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-camera.visual) (L12)
- [car](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-car.transport) (L16)
- [computer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-computer.digital) (L11)
- [download](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-download.digital) (L10)
- [electronic](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-electronic.electrical) (L7)
- [electronics](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-electronics.electrical) (L7)
- [email](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-email.digital) (L9)
- [engine](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-engine.tool) (L6)
- [equipment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-equipment.tool) (L9)
- [fax](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fax.communication) (L20)
- [hardware](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hardware.physical) (L7)
- [internet](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-internet.digital) (L10)
- [key](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-key.tool) (L10)
- [machine](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-machine.constructed-system) (L6)
- [operating](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-operating.active) (L6)
- [phone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-phone.electrical) (L9)
- [plug](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-plug.electrical) (L8)
- [printer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-printer.tool) (L17)
- [radio](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-radio.electrical) (L7)
- [server](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-server.digital) (L18)
- [smith](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-smith.metalwork) (L22)
- [socket](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-socket.electrical) (L9)
- [software](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-software.digital) (L17)
- [tech](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-tech.tool) (L9)
- [technology](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-technology.tool) (L8)
- [tools](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-tools.tool) (L7)
- [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application) (L6)
- [watch](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-watch.tool) (L18)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-device.tool*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-device.tool.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*