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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Is a placeholder name. For an object or, more specifically, a mechanical or other manufactured device. It is an abstract unit of production. The Oxford English Dictionary. Defines it as "An indefinite name for a gadget or mechanical contrivance, esp. a small manufactured item" and dates this use back to 1931. It states that the origin is "perhaps U.S." and for etymology suggests that it may be a variant of gadget. John Gassner, ed...