Appliance

Appliance may refer to:

Electrical equipment and machinery

 * Computer appliance, 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 networks paradigm
 * Anti-spam appliances, detect and eliminate e-mail spam
 * Firewall (computing), a computer appliance designed to protect computer networks from unwanted traffic
 * Network appliance, a general purpose router (computing)
 * Security appliance, a computer appliance designed to protect computer networks from unwanted traffic
 * Software appliance, 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 pre-configured virtual machine image, ready to run on a hypervisor
 * Home appliance, a household machine that uses electricity or some other energy input which includes MVHR units
 * Small appliance, 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, or domestic appliance, a large machine used for routine a housekeeping task

Arts, entertainment, and media

 * Appliance (band), 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 artists

Fire safety

 * Fire alarm notification appliance, an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system
 * Fire apparatus, 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
 * Orthotics, an orthotic appliance
 * Prosthesis