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What (who) is toaster - definition
SMALL OVEN FOR COOKING BREAD
Pop-up toaster; Toaster oven; Toasters; Hot dog toaster; Hot Dog Toaster; Super toaster; Electric toaster; Conveyor toaster
![filaments]] of a modern 2-slice toaster](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Toaster Filaments.JPG?width=200 "filaments]] of a modern 2-slice toaster")
toaster
(toasters)
A toaster is a piece of electrical equipment used to toast bread.
N-COUNT
toaster
<jargon> 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)
toaster
¦ noun
1. an electrical device for making toast.
2. a DJ who toasts.
Wikipedia
Toaster
A toaster is a small electric appliance that uses radiant heat to brown sliced bread into toast.
Examples of use of toaster
1. The Turbo Toaster can brown bread in just 50 seconds The traditional toaster runs a current through parallel metal wires or bars that take time to heat up and cool down.
2. "The machine is a collaboration between a toaster and an egg poacher.
3. "Hopefully the machine will become a common household item like a toaster," he said.
4. "Hopefully the machine will become a household item like a toaster.
5. This poses a potential fire hazard, especially if items are sitting on top of the toaster.