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The phrase "a separate device" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an item that functions independently from another item or system.
Example: "To enhance security, we recommend using a separate device for sensitive transactions."
Alternatives: "an independent device" or "a distinct device."
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A separate device extracts the data, which is then analyzed through computer software.
And then we had a separate device that was called the communicator.
For decades, going back to Nintendo's original Game Boy, playing on the go meant carrying a separate device.
Increasingly, motorists are using sat nav software integrated into their phones, rather than buying a separate device.
Courts could order high-risk offenders to wear a tracker, while victims would have a separate device which would sound an alarm if offenders approached.
It works by combining both an initial login & a secondary approval of the login on a separate device like your mobile phone or a YubiKey.
But this feature is not as powerful as a dedicated iOS app, and you can't save a finished slide show file to a separate device.
Finnish startup Moves took a different approach when it launched in December 2012: it junked the idea of a separate device.
At present it is an offence only if extremist content is downloaded and stored on a suspect's computer, saved on a separate device or printed.
Systems that use two-factor authentication, preferably with a separate device that generates new passwords on demand, are really the way to go.
Tesco's Hudl, Google's Nexus 7, Amazon's Kindle Fire and a host of affordable alternatives appealed to parents who'd decided to get a separate device for their children – and thus, in many cases, reclaim their own.
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