Below you will find example sentences with "external device". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

External Device in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 6
  • Discovered as a combination around: external
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.8 words

Words in this phrase

external device

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • external can mean: Outside of something; on the exterior. Frequent word
  • device can mean: Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

access the external device 1× as an external device rather than 1× on an external device larger than 1× on an external device that either 1× once your external device is physically 1× plug the external device into your 1× with an external device 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and avoid laptops 1× biomechanical loading relies 1× once your external 1× other versions may 1× placing the journal 1×

Common sentence endings:

an external device 1× by the journal 1× cheap microcontroller programmers 1× counteract tremor movement 1× the external device 1× the external drive 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

computer 3× journal 3× files 2× old 2× once 1× physically 1× connected 1× apple 1× use 1× native 1× app 1× access 1×

Related phrases

mobile device external debt external affairs explosive device external storage

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around external:

external storage 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

external debt external affairs extensive network extensive experience extensive enquiries extensive damage

Just after it in the phrase index:

external storage extra points extra week extramarital affair extraordinary circumstances extraordinary claims

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

external debt external affairs external storage

Same ending:

mobile device explosive device

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "external device" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 24.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as access the external device, as an external device rather than, computer, journal and files stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with mobile device, external debt, external affairs and external storage, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with external device

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

And avoid laptops, or remove the drives and wipe them with an external device. (14 words)

Once your external device is physically connected to your Apple device, you can use the native Files app to access the external device. (23 words)

Placing the journal on an external device larger than the maximum journal size will simply leave the extra space unused by the journal. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Other versions may be available where the ROM is accessed as an external device rather than as internal memory, however these are becoming rare due to the widespread availability of cheap microcontroller programmers. (33 words)

To do this, plug the external device into your old computer, open the device on your computer, and then drag and drop the files from your old computer onto the external drive. (32 words)

Biomechanical loading relies on an external device that either passively or actively acts mechanically in parallel to the upper limb to counteract tremor movement. (24 words)

Example sentences (6)

Once your external device is physically connected to your Apple device, you can use the native Files app to access the external device.

To do this, plug the external device into your old computer, open the device on your computer, and then drag and drop the files from your old computer onto the external drive.

And avoid laptops, or remove the drives and wipe them with an external device.

Biomechanical loading relies on an external device that either passively or actively acts mechanically in parallel to the upper limb to counteract tremor movement.

Other versions may be available where the ROM is accessed as an external device rather than as internal memory, however these are becoming rare due to the widespread availability of cheap microcontroller programmers.

Placing the journal on an external device larger than the maximum journal size will simply leave the extra space unused by the journal.