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A '''heater''' is any object that emits [[heat]] or causes another body to achieve a higher [[temperature]]. In a household or domestic setting, heaters are commonly used to generate [[heating]] (ie. warmth).
In [[electronics]], the term may refer to the [[Electrical filament|filament]] in a [[vacuum tube]] that heats the [[cathode]] to aid in thermionic emission of [[electron]]s.
Also: American slang (mid-20th cent.) for a handgun.
==Types of heaters==
*[[Block heater]]
*[[Cathy heater]]
*[[Central heating|Central heater]]
*[[Convector heater]]
*[[Dielectric heating|Dielectric heater]]
*[[District heating|District heater]]
*[[Electric heating|Electric heater]]
*[[Fan heater]]
*[[FRH|Flameless ration heater]]
*[[Gas heater]]
*[[Geothermal heating|Geothermal heater]]
*[[Heating pad]]
*[[Hydronics|Hydronic heater]]
*[[Induction heating|Induction heater]]
*[[Kerosene heater]]
*[[Oil heater]]
*[[Pre Heater]]
*[[Radioisotope heater unit]]
*[[Salamander heater]]
*[[Solar furnace]]
*[[Solar heating|Solar heater]]
*[[Space heating|Space heater]]
*[[Storage heater]]
*[[Underfloor heating]]
*[[Water heating|Water heater]] (see also [[Heater (aquarium)|Aquarium heater]])
*[[Wood fuel|Wood heater]]
==Songs==
*[[Heater (Muttonbirds song)]] - a song by [[Muttonbirds]]
*[[Heater (Samim song)]], a song by [[Samim]]
==See also==
*[[Danny Heater]], basketball record holder
*[[Heater shield]], a type of shield
*[[Heating element]]
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