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Devibharathi
Devibharathi (தேவிபாரதி) is the pen name of Rajasekaran, a Tamil writer from western Tamil Nadu who won the 2023 Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Neervazhi Padooum.
Device driver
A device driver, also called software driver or hardware driver, is software that lets an operating system communicate with a hardware device through a standard interface.
Device file
A device file, also called a device node or special file, is a filesystem entry representing a hardware device, so programs read and write it like an ordinary file.
Device Manager
Device Manager, opened with Devmgmt.msc, is a Microsoft Windows administrative tool listing installed hardware devices, with driver updates, uninstall options, and yellow exclamation icons for problem devices.
Device Removal
Device Removal (MeSH D020878, E04.199): surgical or percutaneous removal of implanted therapeutic or prosthetic devices, including cardiac lead extraction, orthopedic hardware removal, tracheostomy decannulation, and breast or dental implant removal.
Device tree
A devicetree is a data structure and accompanying language describing a computer's hardware, passed to the operating system at boot; it is common on embedded ARM and RISC-V systems.
Device-independent quantum cryptography
Device-independent quantum cryptography, or DI-QKD, is an approach to quantum key distribution whose security is certified by Bell inequality violations rather than trust in the devices themselves.
Device-independent quantum key distribution
Device-independent quantum key distribution (DI-QKD, also DIQKD) is a form of quantum key distribution in which security is certified solely from Bell inequality violations, with no trust in the devices.
Device-independent quantum random number generation
Device-independent quantum random number generation (DIQRNG) produces random bits certified by a loophole-free Bell test, requiring no assumptions about the devices, which may even be built by an adversary.
Device-independent randomness expansion
Device-independent randomness expansion (DIRE) is a quantum cryptographic protocol that produces a longer random string from a short seed, certified by Bell-inequality violations rather than trust in the devices.
DeviceNet
DeviceNet is an industrial fieldbus protocol, developed by Allen-Bradley in 1994, that connects controllers with sensors and actuators and carries power over the same cable.
Devichandraguptam
Devichandraguptam (देवीचन्द्रगुप्तम्) is a Sanskrit drama by Vishakhadatta, author of Mudrarakshasa, dramatizing the Gupta succession crisis of Ramagupta, Dhruvadevi, and Chandragupta II; the complete play is lost, and its fragments were recovered in 1923.
Devika
Devika (Prameela Devi, 1943–2002) was a Tamil and Telugu film actress of about 150 films, granddaughter of pioneer Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, known for Nenjil Or Aalayam, Karnan, and Sri Krishnavataram; distinct from Devika Rani and later namesakes.
Devika & Danny
Devika & Danny is a 2025 Telugu supernatural romantic comedy web series on JioHotstar, created by Deepak Raj, directed by B. Kishore, starring Ritu Varma as a music teacher who meets a friendly ghost, Danny, played by Surya Vashistta; 7 episodes, released June 6, 2025.
Devika Rani
Devika Rani Chaudhuri (देविका रानी, 1908–1994), Indian actress-producer, co-founder with Himanshu Rai of Bombay Talkies (1934), star of Karma (1933) and Achhut Kanya (1936), studio head 1940–1945, first Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient (1969) and Padma Shri (1958), the "First Lady of Indian cinema".
Devil
The Devil (Satan, Iblis, al-Shaytan) is the personified adversary of God and humanity in the Abrahamic religions; the article traces the Hebrew accuser, the Islamic jinn Iblis, and comparisons with Mara and Angra Mainyu.
Devil (2010 film)
Devil is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle, in which five strangers trapped in an elevator die one by one, produced by M. Night Shyamalan.
Devil (2024 film)
Devil (டெவில்) is a 2024 Tamil horror thriller directed by Aathityaa, starring Vidharth, Poorna, and Thrigun, with Mysskin's debut film score; released 2 February 2024 and streamed on Aha from 12 April 2024.
Devil Anse Hatfield
Devil Anse Hatfield (William Anderson Hatfield, 1839-1921) was the Logan County, West Virginia patriarch and timber merchant who led the Hatfields against the McCoys in the Tug Fork feud; indicted for the 1882 McCoy killings but never tried.
Devil facial tumour disease
Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), including DFT1 and DFT2, is a fatal transmissible cancer of the Tasmanian devil, spread by biting, of Schwann cell origin, first recorded 1996, causing population declines up to 80%.
Devil Girl from Mars
Devil Girl from Mars is a 1954 British black-and-white science fiction film directed by David MacDonald, in which the Martian Nyah (Patricia Laffan) and her robot Chani trap guests at a Scottish inn to collect men as breeding stock.
Devil in a Blue Dress (film)
Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 American neo-noir crime film directed by Carl Franklin, adapted from Walter Mosley's first Easy Rawlins novel, starring Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals, and Don Cheadle; a critical success (92% RT) that underperformed at the box office.
Devil in Christianity
The devil in Christianity, also known as Satan, is the chief of the fallen angels and adversary of God and humanity, also called Lucifer, Beelzebub, and the great dragon.
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy is a 2025 Peacock Original eight-episode true-crime limited drama created by Patrick Macmanus, starring Michael Chernus as Gacy, dramatizing the 1972–1978 murders and the Des Plaines investigation, focused on victims and police failures.
Devil in Ohio
Devil in Ohio is a 2022 American cult-thriller limited series created by Daria Polatin for Netflix, adapted from her own novel and starring Emily Deschanel.
Devil Master
Devil Master is a Philadelphia black metal and hardcore punk band formed in 2015, signed to Relapse Records, known for Satan Spits on Children of Light and Bloody Dreams, distinct from the 1970s film of the same title.
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry (デビル メイ クライ) is Capcom's stylish hack-and-slash demon-hunting game series, born from a cancelled Resident Evil 4 direction under Hideki Kamiya in 2001, defined by its D-to-SSS Style Meter, and currently spanning Devil May Cry 5 and a Netflix anime.
Devil May Cry (2025 TV series)
Devil May Cry (2025) is a Netflix adult animated series by Adi Shankar and Studio Mir adapting Capcom's Devil May Cry games, premiering April 3, 2025; renewed for a second season (May 12, 2026) and a final third season.
Devil May Cry (video game)
Devil May Cry (2001), Capcom PS2 stylish action game directed by Hideki Kamiya, produced by Shinji Mikami; began as a Resident Evil 4 prototype, founded the stylish-action genre, sold 2 million in under a year.
Devil May Cry 2 (デビルメイクライ2)
Devil May Cry 2 (デビルメイクライ2) is a 3D action game developed by Capcom for PlayStation 2 in January 2003, starring demon hunter Dante and the new character Lucia.