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A machine you trust with eggs, electricity, and your morning dignity.
means A device or machine designed to perform a specific household or mechanical task.
from From Middle English 'applien' and ultimately Latin 'applicare' — to apply, to attach, to bring one thing into contact with another. An appliance, literally, is a thing applied to a purpose; the sense narrowed over the 19th and 20th centuries from general 'tool for a task' to the specific hum of toasters, fridges, and washing machines we know today.
- word drift
- Once described any tool, not just electric ones
- toaster lineage
- First electric toaster appeared in 1893, pre-sliced bread
- fridge power
- Refrigerators use more lifetime energy than most other appliances
- smart irony
- Modern smart appliances often need their own software updates