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Domestic technology is the incorporation of applied science into the home. There are many aspects of domestic technology. On one level, there are domestic appliances and other devices commonly used in the home, such as clothes dryer
Clothes dryer

A clothes dryer or tumble dryer is a household appliance that is used to remove the moisture from a load of clothing and other textiles, generally shortly after they are cleaned in a washing machine....
s and washing machine
Washing machine

A washing machine, or washer, is a machine designed to clean laundry, such as clothing, towels and Bed sheets. The term is mostly applied only to machines that use water as the primary cleaning solution, as opposed to dry cleaning or even ultrasonic cleaners....
s. These things are itemized below. On another level, domestic technology recognizes the use of applied science to construct homes to achieve a particular goal, such as energy efficiency or self sufficiency.






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Domestic technology is the incorporation of applied science into the home. There are many aspects of domestic technology. On one level, there are domestic appliances and other devices commonly used in the home, such as clothes dryer
Clothes dryer

A clothes dryer or tumble dryer is a household appliance that is used to remove the moisture from a load of clothing and other textiles, generally shortly after they are cleaned in a washing machine....
s and washing machine
Washing machine

A washing machine, or washer, is a machine designed to clean laundry, such as clothing, towels and Bed sheets. The term is mostly applied only to machines that use water as the primary cleaning solution, as opposed to dry cleaning or even ultrasonic cleaners....
s. These things are itemized below. On another level, domestic technology recognizes the use of applied science to construct homes to achieve a particular goal, such as energy efficiency or self sufficiency. For more information, read about self-sufficient homes. It has been claimed that domestic technology has led to decreases in the time people spend on household work, although the factual basis of this claim is disputed (Bittman et al., 2004).

There are many technologies now routinely used around modern homes, itemized below.

  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

    An air conditioner is an appliance, system, or Mechanism designed to extract heat from an area via a refrigeration cycle. In construction, a complete system of heating, Ventilation , and air conditioning is referred to as "HVAC." Its purpose, in a building or an automobile, is to provide comfort during either hot or cold...


  • Central heating
    Central heating

    File:Boiler and Cylinder.jpgFile:Panna.jpgA central heating system provides warmth to the whole interior of a building from one point to multiple room s....


  • Cleaning
    • Clothes dryer
      Clothes dryer

      A clothes dryer or tumble dryer is a household appliance that is used to remove the moisture from a load of clothing and other textiles, generally shortly after they are cleaned in a washing machine....
    • Broom
      Broom

      A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of stiff fibres attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylinder handle , the broomstick. In the context of witchcraft, "broomstick" is likely to refer to the broom as a whole....
    • Dishwasher
      Dishwasher

      A dishwasher is a mechanical device for cleaning dishware and cutlerys. Dishwashers can be found in restaurants and private homes....
    • Mop
      MOP

      MOP may refer to:* Master of Puppets, album by heavy metal band Metallica* M.O.P., or Mash Out Posse, an American rap duo* Macanese pataca, the currency of Macau, ISO 4217 code MOP...
    • Sink
      Sink

      In plumbing, a sink or basin is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture that is used for washing hands or small objects. In American plumbing parlance, a bathroom sink is known as a lavatory....
    • Vacuum cleaner
      Vacuum cleaner

      A vacuum cleaner is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors.Most homes with carpeted floors in developed countries possess a vacuum cleaner for cleaning....
    • Washing machine
      Washing machine

      A washing machine, or washer, is a machine designed to clean laundry, such as clothing, towels and Bed sheets. The term is mostly applied only to machines that use water as the primary cleaning solution, as opposed to dry cleaning or even ultrasonic cleaners....


  • Computer
    Home computer

    A home computer was a class of personal computer entering the market in 1977 and becoming common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as accessible personal computers, more capable than video game consoles....


  • Food preparation
    Cooking

    Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat, selecting, measuring and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure for producing safe and edible food....
    • Barbecue
      Barbecue

      Barbecue or barbeque is a method and apparatus for cooking food, often meat, with the heat and hot gases of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of charcoal and may include application of a marinade, spice rub, or Basting barbecue sauce to the meat....
    • Breadmaker
    • Blender
      Blender (device)

      A blender, or liquidiser in British English, is a kitchen appliance used to mix ingredients or puree food. The term typically refers to a stationary, upright electrical device, which is to be distinguished from a hand-powered or electric mixer that may be used for similar purposes....
    • Faucet
    • Food processor
      Food processor

      A food processor is a kitchen appliance used to facilitate various repetitive tasks in the process of preparation of food. Today, the term almost always refers to an electric-motor-driven appliance, although there are some manual devices also referred to as "food processors"....
    • Microwave oven
      Microwave oven

      A microwave oven, or a microwave, is a kitchen appliance that cookings or heats food by dielectric heating. This is accomplished by using microwave radiation to heat water and other dipole within the food....
    • Mixer
      Mixer

      Mixer may refer to:An electronics device:* Electronic mixer, a device for mixing signals* Frequency mixer, a telecommunications device used to alter the carrier frequency of a signal...
    • Oven
      Oven

      An oven is an enclosed compartment for heating, baking or drying. It is most commonly used in cooking and pottery. Ovens used in pottery are also known as kilns....


  • Food storage
    Food storage

    Food storage is both a traditional domestic skill and is important industrially. Food is stored by almost every human society and by many animals....
    • Can
      Tin can

      A tin can, also called a tin or a can, is an air-tight Packaging and labelling for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin metal, and requiring cutting or tearing of the metal as the means of opening....
    • Canning
      Canning

      File:Berthold Weiss Canned Foods.jpgFile:Canned food factory .jpgCanning is a method of food preservation in which the food is processed and sealed in an airtight container....
    • Refrigerator
      Refrigerator

      A refrigerator is a cooling appliance comprising a thermal insulation compartment and a heat pump - a mechanism to transfer heat from it to the external environment, cooling the contents to a temperature below ambient....


  • Home maintenance
    • Groundskeeping equipment
    • Garden tool
      Garden tool

      A garden tool is any one of many tools made for gardens and gardening and overlaps with the range of tools made for agriculture and horticulture....
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    • Paint sprayer
    • End user retro-engineering
      End user retro-engineering

      End user retro-engineering is the redesign of a product, not for resale, but by a consumer . Historically, concept and craft were often more significant components of products as they were intended to last indefinitely ....


  • Knitting machine
    Knitting machine

    There are numerous types of knitting machine, ranging from the simple, non-mechanical, to the highly complex electronic. All, however, produce various types of knitted fabrics, usually either flat or tubular, and of varying degrees of complexity....


  • Plumbing
    Plumbing

    Plumbing is the skilled trade of working with pipe , Tubing and plumbing fixtures for drinking water systems and the drainage of waste. A plumber is someone who installs or repairs piping systems, plumbing fixtures and equipment such as water heaters....


  • Power generation
    • Solar cell
      Solar cell

      A solar cell or photovoltaic cell is a device that converts sunlight directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. Sometimes the term solar cell is reserved for devices intended specifically to capture energy from sunlight, while the term photovoltaic cell is used when the source is unspecified....
    • Windmill
      Windmill

      A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind. It is designed to convert the energy of the wind into more useful forms using rotating blades or sails....


  • Telephone
    Telephone

    The telephone is a telecommunications device that is used to transmitter and receive electronically or digitally encoded sound between two or more people conversing....


  • Window
    Window

    File:OldShipWindows.jpgA window is an opening in a wall that allows the passage of light and, if not closed or sealed, air and sound. Windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparency or translucent material....


See also

  • Air quality
  • Food safety
    Food safety

    Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, food processing, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health....
  • Major appliance
    Major appliance

    A major appliance, or domestic appliance, is usually defined as a large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task, which includes purposes such as cooking, food preservation, or cleaning, whether in a household, institutional, commercial or industrial setting....
  • Water quality
    Water quality

    Water quality is the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water. It is most frequently used by reference to a set of standards against which compliance can be assessed....


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