# DEVICE Clause

Parallel Directive Clause: Specifies the target device for a processor control directive like TARGET.

## Syntax

DEVICE (scalar-integer-expression)

scalar-integer-expression | Is an integer expression. It must evaluate to a positive scalar integer value.

At most one DEVICE clause can appear in a directive that allows the clause.

If DEVICE is not specified, the default device is determined by the internal control variable (ICV) named `device-num-var`.

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