appliance n
1. a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget]
2. durable goods for home or office use

Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n.
1. The act of applying; application; [Obs.] subservience. --Shak.
2. The 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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• Appliance: Appliance may refer to: Home appliance , household machines, using electricity or some other energy input. Small appliance s. Major appliance s ...
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• Major appliance: A major appliance, or domestic appliance, is usually defined as a large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task, which ...
• Small appliance: Small appliance refers to a class of home appliance s that are portable or semi-portable or which are used on tabletops, countertops, or ...
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• Software appliance: A software appliance is a software application that might be combined with just enough operating system (JeOS) for it to run optimally on ...
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• Virtual security appliance: A Virtual Security Appliance is a computer appliance that runs inside virtual environment s. It is called an appliance because it is pre- ...

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