dispozitiv

Dispozitiv (plural dispozitive) is a Romanian noun meaning device, instrument, or mechanism designed to perform a specific function. The term is borrowed from the French dispositif and retains its sense of an arrangement or deployment intended to achieve a purpose. In Romanian usage, dispozitiv can also refer to a system of measures or rules that governs a process, not only to a physical object.

In technology and engineering, a dispozitiv denotes a tangible component such as a sensor, actuator, safety device, or control module. In medicine, the word covers medical devices used for diagnosis, treatment, or monitoring, including implants and instrumentation. Thus, dispozitiv covers both hardware and the broader concept of an engineered solution.

In legal language, dispozitivul denotes the operative part of a normative text—the provisions that impose duties, confer rights, or establish effects. In philosophy and social sciences, Romanian scholarship sometimes uses dispozitiv to translate the French concept dispositif, referring to a network of institutions, practices, discourses, and technologies that shape behavior and power relations.

Dispozitiv is a masculine noun; its plural is dispozitive. It is used across formal and technical registers and remains a flexible term to describe both concrete devices and abstract arrangements. See also dispositif, device, apparatus, and mechanism.