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English

Image:A Toaster.jpg|thumb|right|A typical toaster that takes two slices of bread at a time.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈtəʊstə/
IPA: /ˈtoʊstɚ/

Noun

A device for toasting bread, English muffins, crumpets, etc.
Derogatory term for an electronic organ, especially a crude one that uses analog technology.
Euphemism for an appliance.
Reference to any of several box-like small automobiles exemplified by the Scion xB and the Honda Element.

Related terms

Translations

Dutch: broodrooster
Finnish: paahdin
Icelandic: brauðrist

Spanish: tostadora
Swedish: brödrost

Anagrams

rotates

el:toaster fr:toaster io:toaster pl:toaster ta:toaster vi:toaster

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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WordNet toaster
n 1: a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread
2: someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the
health of success of someone or some venture [syn: wassailer]

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 (http://www.phys.uu.nl/~beljaars/reddwarf/script/4/4.whi)!" 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.

FOLDOC toaster

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, especially the Classic Mac. 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".

This is not usually to be taken literally but, to show off the
expansion capabilities of the Risc PC, {Acorn Computers
Ltd.} built a seven-slice machine (which they called "the
rocket-ship") and installed every imaginable peripheral. In a
spare drive bay of the top slice they installed a toaster.
This machine was exhibited at various shows where it attracted
attention by occasionally ejecting a pizza.

[Jargon File]

(1997-07-18)