burner (redirected from on the back burner)

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.

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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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burner

That part of a furnace, boiler, etc., where the flame is produced.