The phrase "a type of a device" is not correct in standard written English.
It should be "a type of device" without the second "a."
Example: "This is a type of device that can help improve energy efficiency."
Alternatives: "a kind of device" or "a category of device."
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The weapon, which the author calls an "excrement trebuchet bomb" was a type of explosive device made from hemp string and filled with gunpowder, human shit, and poison, which was lit with a hot poker, before being flung at the enemy.
An Automated External Defibrillator (also known as an AED) is a type of computerized medical device.
It is a type of field-effect device realized in a very similar manner to conventional TFTs.
A butterfly valve is a type of flow control device, typically used to regulate fluid flow.
A server is a type of computer or device that allows for the transformation of data.
Unlike some covert tests that use simulated explosives, the GAO used actual bomb components in the test and publicly available information "to identify a type of device that a terrorist could use" to damage a building.
A new type of device, a dissolved-air flotation column, was developed for separation of oily wastewater.
The smartwatch, named the Apple Watch, is a miniature computer strapped around the wrist and is the first product made under Mr. Cook's leadership that branches Apple into a new type of product: a device in the growing field of fitness-tracking computers that can be worn on or around the body.
A second approach is to use a different type of pointing device, such as a trackball, job stick, or keyboard keys.
It's less creative and whimsical than it is blunt and maybe a little boring — but when you're already tasked with trying to introduce people to a whole new type of device, a succinct and descriptive name will probably serve you a lot better than something quirky.
