{"id":11989,"date":"2011-11-21T16:56:33","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T16:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/idevice\/"},"modified":"2011-11-21T16:56:33","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T16:56:33","slug":"idevice","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/27166\/idevice","title":{"rendered":"iDevice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_idevice_mean\">What Does iDevice Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>iDevice is an unofficial term broadly used for mobile or portable devices manufactured by Apple Inc. The device name starts with the &#8220;i&#8221; and uses the iOS operating system.<\/p>\n<p>The iOS supports numerous devices and holds a variety of storage capacities depending on the version. 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