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appliance

appliance

7 7.1
A complete software program for a computer or the cloud that includes an app and its own small system
  • noun
  • /əˈplaɪəns/
  • Specialized
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  • IBM: IBM's solution provides various technologies including its Netezza appliance, DB2 database, and InfoSphere BigInsights for querying against Hadoop.

Examples

  • Consumers are also buying newer and more energy-efficient appliances, he explained.

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  • A network storage appliance is essential for managing large amounts of data effectively.

  • But when it comes to performance, they went for this data direct network storage appliance because it has got the real goods.

  • The media appliance is available to all schools that use School Improvement Network's resources.

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  • The federal government became involved in appliance efficiency standards through the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act, which passed in 1987.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The technology may lead to novel kinds of Internet appliances able to download a model and make a product immediately and automatically.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The majority of big data solutions are now provided in three forms: software-only, as an appliance, or cloud-based.

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  • This new software appliance provides all the necessary tools for developers right out of the box.

  • The cloud-based appliance makes it easy to deploy applications without needing extensive configuration.

Synonyms

device
vsappliance
2.1

A machine or tool made to do a particular job

is a packaged virtual software system rather than a physical object

Compounds

A machine used in the kitchen to prepare food, like a microwave or blender

A machine used at home to cook, clean, or store food

A machine used at home for jobs like cooking, cleaning, or storing food

dental appliance
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A device used to fix damaged teeth and replace missing teeth, like braces or dentures

How Self-Contained

appliance
  • Specialized
7 7.1
container
  • Specialized
14 4.1
application
  • Specialized
326 3.9
source code
  • Specialized
21 4.1

Surface Forms

appliance singular
appliances plural

Morphology

appliance = apply (semi-transparent) = apply + ance

The computing sense is a metaphorical extension of the 'device' meaning derived from 'apply' + '-ance', so the morphological formation is clear but the semantic jump to a virtual/prepackaged software image reduces predictability.

Etymology

Appliance comes from the Latin verb applicare, meaning 'to attach' or 'to apply', the same root as the everyday word apply. In computing, a virtual appliance is a ready-to-use tool or image you 'apply' to a system, so the name shows it is a thing you put to work for a specific function.