The phrase "action device" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a tool or mechanism designed to perform a specific action or function, often in a technical or gaming context.
Example: "The new action device allows users to interact with the virtual environment in a more immersive way."
Alternatives: "functional tool" or "operational mechanism".
The preclusion provision is often called a preemption provision; the Act, however, does not itself displace state law with federal law but makes some state-law claims nonactionable through the class action device in federal as well as state court.
While countermeasures typically include any action, device, procedure, technique, or other measure that reduces the vulnerability of or threat to a system, our focus here is specifically on technical mechanisms, as opposed to procedural or non-technical measures.
The bill would prohibit the use of "action devices" and "stacks".
In 2013 it also banned the use of action devices and stacks at any time in any class.
Stacks and action devices are prohibited at shows sanctioned by the United States Equestrian Federation and some breed organizations.
To emphasize the high step, show horses wear 10-ounce action devices (chains) above the hoofs, "like a watchband to a human," Thomas said.
Flat shod horses, wearing regular horseshoes, exhibit less exaggerated movement, while performance horses wear built-up pads or "stacks" along with other weighted action devices, creating the so-called "Big Lick" style.
Flat-shod horses are shown in ordinary horseshoes, and are not allowed to use pads or action devices, though their hooves are sometimes trimmed to a slightly lower angle with more natural toe than seen on stock horse breeds.
Action devices are weights attached around the pasterns of horses, and if attached so that they move, they can rub or irritate sored areas and thus further enhance gaits.
The amendment would allow only USDA employees to perform inspections, toughen penalties for violations, and outlaw the use of action devices and "stacks", or layers of pads attached to the bottom of the front hooves.
"Too often the class-action device is twisted and abused to force businesses to choose between settling meritless lawsuits or potentially facing financial ruin".
