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burner

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burner

A drive that writes write-once optical discs such as CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. A "burner" implies a one-time recording, but the term is erroneously used to refer to drives that "write" to re-recordable CD-RW and DVD-RW/+RW media as well. See burn, CD-R and DVD-R.


burner [′bər·nər]
(chemical engineering)
A furnace where sulfur or sulfide ore are burned to produce sulfur dioxide and other gases.
(engineering)
The part of a fluid-burning device at which the flame is produced.
Any burning device used to soften old paint to aid in its removal.
A worker who operates a kiln which burns brick or tile.
A worker who alters the properties of a mineral substance by burning.
A worker who uses a flame-cutting torch to cut metals.
(mechanical engineering)
A unit of a steam boiler which mixes and directs the flow of fuel and air so as to ensure rapid ignition and complete combustion.


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Alleyne started off along the path indicated, and soon found the log-hut where the burner dwelt.
As I approached it I saw that it was the dead and mummified remains of a little old woman with long black hair, and the thing it leaned over was a small charcoal burner upon which rested a round copper vessel containing a small quantity of greenish powder.
Well, as it turned out, this charcoal burner was just the twin of the Southern "poor white" of the far future.
 
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