meaning of toaster

1. toaster 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? Thatd 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 Ive 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]
2. a kitchen appliance usually electric for toasting bread

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