labor-saving devices
Machines reducing effort
Labor-saving devices are tools, machines, or appliances that reduce the physical effort or time required to complete tasks.
The term typically refers to household equipment like washing machines, dishwashers, and vacuum cleaners, though it extends to any technology that increases efficiency: The microwave was marketed as the ultimate labor-saving device.
The phrase carries a mid-twentieth-century ring, evoking postwar enthusiasm for domestic automation.
- appliancesPowered household equipment
- machinesDevices that perform tasks
- gadgetsSmall mechanical contrivances
- smart homeDwelling with integrated automation
- automationSelf-operating system design
remote control · push button · convenience · efficiency · time saver · washing machine · dishwasher · vacuum · household · electric · plug in · motorized · electric mixer · food processor · modern · cutting edge · chores · robot
labor-saving devicesmanual tools
Devices requiring physical effort
hand tools · drudgery · manual labor · toil
labor-saving devicestraditional craftsmanship
Skilled handwork preserving old methods
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