usedAsDevice

P196801

predicate

Indicates that one entity functions as a device or tool for another entity or purpose.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
usedAsDevice canonical	6
usedAsDeviceBy	1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction

Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'

Input

Predicate: usedAsDevice

Generated description

Indicates that one entity functions as a device or tool for another entity or purpose.

Sample triples (7)

Subject	Object
Church Without Christ	satirical device ⓘ
Church Without Christ	symbol of spiritual rebellion ⓘ
Nucingen bank	to connect characters across novels ⓘ
Nucingen bank	to illustrate mechanisms of credit and debt ⓘ
Susan	characterization of the Nurse ⓘ
Susan	contrast with Juliet ⓘ
Cleaver (fictional film in The Sopranos) surface form: Cleaver	David Chase via predicate surface "usedAsDeviceBy" NERFINISHED ⓘ