appliances

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appliance

n. tool, gadget; device, apparatus

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Appliance

Appliance may refer to:

Home appliance, household machines, using electricity or some other energy input
- Small appliances
- Major appliances
In medicine and dentistry, custom-fitted appliances to an individual for the purpose of correction of a physical or dental problem such as:
- A prosthesis
- An orthotic appliancew
- dental braces
Computer appliances, computing devices with a specific function and limited configuration ability:
- Storage appliances: provide storage functionality for multiple attached systems using the transparent local storage area networks paradigm
- Firewall- and Security appliances: computer appliances that are designed to protect computer networks from unwanted traffic
- Anti-spam appliances: for e-mail spam
- Network appliances: are general purpose routers
- Software appliance, a software application that might be combined with just enough operating system (JeOS) for it to run optimally on industry standard hardware
- Virtual appliance, a pre-configured virtual machine image, ready to run on a hypervisor
Fire apparatus, a fire engine or fire truck in British English
In film, a term for latex pieces, such as false ears or other features, used by make-up artists
Appliance (band), a British musical group

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appliance

Noun
1. a device that is very useful for a particular job
(synonym) contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) gadgetry
2. durable goods for home or office use
(hypernym) durables, durable goods, consumer durables
(hyponym) dryer, drier

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appliance

n. přístroj; spotřebič

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appliance

Rzecz. urządzenie; przyrząd