The phrase "a device that gives" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a device that provides or supplies something, such as information, energy, or functionality.
Example: "The new smartphone is a device that gives users access to a wide range of applications and services."
Alternatives: "a device that provides" or "a device that supplies".
The book passes off the diary entries as genuine - a device that gives the book an irresistible urgency.
A protective relay is a device that gives instructions to disconnect a faulty part of the system.
This is a device that gives the owners of a company – the shareholders – a means to police the conduct of corporate directors and management, who would probably be unwilling to sue themselves on behalf of the company.
For a generation of children who are tablet native, the idea of sitting down with an analogue object can seem boring when compared to an hour on a device that gives you access to worlds of information and entertainment.
After the divorce 10 years ago, he remarried, had three children and went on to a measure of fame for inventing a device that gives limited vision to the blind.
An electric circuit includes a device that gives energy to the charged particles constituting the current, such as a battery or a generator; devices that use current, such as lamps, electric motors, or computers; and the connecting wires or transmission lines.
One suggested injections to make the boy first hot and then cold; another strapped his head in a device that gave him electric shocks.
The China probe follows similar investigations in Europe and the US after Volkswagen admitted it was using a device that gave a lower reading for toxic nitrogen oxides emissions when its diesel cars were in a test scenario.
In the meantime, Edison conceived the idea of popularizing the phonograph by linking to it in synchronization a zoetrope, a device that gave the illusion of motion to photographs shot in sequence.
"It is an almost impossible task to describe the large leaves, since they bear no resemblance to anything natural, they are, however, rarely angular in outline, rejoicing rather in sweeping curves, and drooping points, curled over to display the under side of the leaf, a device that gave opening for much ingenuity in the arrangement of the stitches".
Today, the performance of every book that's published is tracked by the so-called Epos [Electronic Purchase Ordering System], a computerised device that gives the bookseller a running stock-check on his inventory, advising him what's selling, and what's not.
