TOASTER


Meaning of TOASTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

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, esp. 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." 5. A specialized computer used as an appliance. See web toaster , video toaster .

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