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# AudioDeviceID

```
typealias AudioDeviceID = AudioObjectID
```

## Discussion

\abstract AudioDevice is the base class for all objects that represent an audio device.
\discussion AudioDevice is a subclass of AudioObject. AudioDevices normally contain
AudioStreams and AudioControls, but may contain other things depending on the
kind of AudioDevice (e.g. aggregate devices contain other AudioDevices).

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