From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Toaster \Toast"er\, n.
1. One who toasts.
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2. A kitchen utensil for toasting bread, cheese, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n.
1. The act of applying; application.
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2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus
or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical
appliance; a machine with its appliances.
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4. Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered
electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions.
An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or
a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are
the {refrigerator}, {washing machine}, {clothes drier},
{oven}, and {dishwasher}. Some minor appliances are a
{toaster}, {vacuum cleaner} or {microwave oven}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
toaster
n 1: someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the
health of success of someone or some venture [syn:
{toaster}, {wassailer}]
2: a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread
From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [jargon]:
toaster
n.
1. The archetypal really stupid application for an embedded microprocessor
controller; often used in comments that imply that a scheme is
inappropriate technology (but see {elevator controller}). ?{DWIM} for an
assembler? That'd be as silly as running Unix on your toaster!?
2. A very, very dumb computer. ?You could run this program on any dumb
toaster.? See {bitty box}, {Get a real computer!}, {toy}, {beige toaster}.
3. A Macintosh, esp. a Mac in the original unitary case. Some hold that
this is implied by sense 2.
4. A peripheral device. ?I bought my box without toasters, but since then
I've added two boards and a second disk drive.?
5. A specialized computer used as an appliance. See {web toaster}, {video
toaster}.
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Toaster /toːstr/
toasters
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