(thing) by Roninspoon Wed Nov 08 2000 at 18:55:44

Any tool or device that either by design or function can be used in a variety of ways and towards a variety of goals. Traditionally these devices perform one or more tasks adequately and several other tasks with less success or efficiency and rarely do any one thing superbly. Popular examples include:

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