Different prepositions with device express different meanings. Device for is common for purpose, while device in and device on often depend on location or context.
Use device for to show purpose. Use device to before an infinitive. Device of usually means belonging to a type or era. In device and on device are usually adjuncts showing location, not fixed combinations.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use for to explain the function or purpose of a device.
Use an infinitive after device to describe what the device does.
Device of is used in descriptive phrases about type, ownership, or period.
On device often functions as a location phrase, not a fixed prepositional pattern with device.
In device usually appears as in the device when talking about internal parts or storage.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
After for, use a noun or -ing form, not a bare verb.
✕ a device for detect leaks ✓ a device for detecting leaksDevice to takes a verb. Device for takes a noun or gerund.
✕ a device to noise reduction ✓ a device for noise reductionIn usually introduces a location or container meaning.
✕ This is common in device. ✓ This is common in the device.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Both are common. Device for is followed by a noun or -ing form, while device to is followed by a verb.
Yes, especially in technology contexts, but it usually functions as a location phrase rather than a fixed combination.
It usually describes a type, period, or association, such as a device of modern engineering.
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