toaster: 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
(http://www.phys.uu.nl/~beljaars/reddwarf/script/4/4.whi)!" 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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