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means An electrically heated pot that boils water quickly, usually switching itself off once it reaches a rolling boil.

from 'Kettle' traces back to Old English 'cetel,' borrowed from Latin 'catillus' (a small bowl or dish), itself a diminutive of 'catinus.' Kettles stayed stovetop vessels for centuries until electricity let them heat themselves — the first electric kettles appeared in the late 1800s, though early versions were slow and the heating element sat outside the water chamber, so they were more novelty than convenience. It took design changes putting the element in direct contact with water, decades later, to make the fast-boiling kettle we rely on today.