Appliance may refer to:

Electrical equipment and machinery

Computer appliance A computer appliance is a home appliance with software or firmware that is specifically designed to provide a specific computing resource. Such devices became known as ''appliances'' because of the similarity in role or management to a home ap ...

, a computing device with a specific function and limited configuration ability, e.g.: **Storage appliance, provides storage functionality for multiple attached systems using the transparent local

storage area network A storage area network (SAN) or storage network is a computer network which provides access to consolidated, block-level data storage. SANs are primarily used to access data storage devices, such as disk arrays and tape libraries from serve ...

s paradigm **

Anti-spam appliances Anti-spam appliances are software or hardware devices integrated with on-board software that implement e-mail spam filtering and/or anti-spam for instant messaging (also called "spim") and are deployed at the gateway or in front of the mail server ...

, detect and eliminate e-mail spam **

Firewall (computing) In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. A firewall typically establishes a barrier between a trusted network and an untrusted ne ...

, a computer appliance designed to protect computer networks from unwanted traffic **Network appliance, a general purpose

router (computing) A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the traffic directing functions between networks and on the global Internet. Data sent through a network, such as a web page or email, is ...

Security appliance A security appliance is any form of server appliance that is designed to protect computer networks from unwanted traffic. Types of Security Appliances * Active devices block unwanted traffic. Examples of such devices are firewalls, anti virus sca ...

, a computer appliance designed to protect computer networks from unwanted traffic **

Software appliance A software appliance is a software application combined with just enough operating system (JeOS) to run optimally on industry-standard hardware (typically a server) or in a virtual machine. It is a software distribution or firmware that impleme ...

, a software application that might be combined with just enough operating system (JeOS) for it to run optimally on industry standard hardware **

Virtual appliance A virtual appliance is a pre-configured virtual machine image, ready to run on a hypervisor; virtual appliances are a subset of the broader class of software appliances. Installation of a software appliance on a virtual machine and packaging that i ...

, a pre-configured virtual machine image, ready to run on a hypervisor *

Home appliance A home appliance, also referred to as a domestic appliance, an electric appliance or a household appliance, is a machine which assists in household functions such as cooking, cleaning and food preservation. Appliances are divided into three ty ...

, a household machine that uses electricity or some other energy input which includes MVHR units **

Small appliance A small domestic appliance, also known as a small electric appliance or minor appliance or simply a small appliance, small domestic or small electric, is a portable or semi-portable machine, generally used on table-tops, counter-tops or oth ...

, also called a small domestic appliance or small electric, a portable or semi-portable machine, generally used on a table top, counter top, or other platform, to accomplish a household task **

Major appliance A major appliance, also known as a large domestic appliance or large electric appliance or simply a large appliance, large domestic, or large electric, is a non-portable or semi-portable machine used for routine housekeeping tasks such as cookin ...

, or domestic appliance, a large machine used for routine a housekeeping task

Arts, entertainment, and media

Appliance (band) Appliance were a British experimental post-rock three piece band, who released four albums between 1999 and 2003 on Mute Records. History Formed in Exeter in 1995, the band originally comprised James Brooks (guitar), David Ireland (percussion) a ...

, a British musical group * Appliance, a motion pictures industry term for a latex piece, such as false ears or other features, used by

make-up artist A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions inc ...

Fire safety

Fire alarm notification appliance A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system. A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action. ...

, an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system *

Fire apparatus A firefighting apparatus describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations. These vehicles are highly customized depending on their needs and the duty they will be performing. These duties can include firefigh ...

, a fire engine or fire truck in British English

Healthcare

* Appliance, in medicine and dentistry, a device custom-fitted to an individual for the purpose of correction of a physical or dental problem, e.g.: **

Dental braces Dental braces (also known as braces, orthodontic cases, or cases) are devices used in orthodontics that align and straighten teeth and help position them with regard to a person's bite, while also aiming to improve dental health. They are often ...

Orthotics Orthotics ( el, Ορθός, translit=ortho, lit=to straighten, to align) is a medical specialty that focuses on the design and application of orthoses, or braces. An is "an externally applied device used to influence the structural and functio ...

, an orthotic appliance **

Prosthesis In medicine, a prosthesis (plural: prostheses; from grc, πρόσθεσις, prósthesis, addition, application, attachment), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trau ...

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