artilugio1

¹ = gadget, widget, artefact [artifact], whatchamacallit, gizmo [gismo], contraption.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.

Ex. The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.

Ex. An artefact is any object made or modified by man.

Ex. In his book's section 'Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.

Ex. Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.

Ex. If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.