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| warranty | A seller's promise that a product will perform as specified or will be free from defects. |
| service contract | An insurance policy for a major appliance that can be purchased from an appliance dealer to cover the cost of repairs for a period of time after the warranty on the appliance has expired. |
| Energy Guide Label | A yellow tag that shows an estimated yearly energy usage for the major appliance on which it appears. |
| refrigerant | A cooling agent. |
| downdraft ventilation | A ventilation system used n some ranges in which a fan is mounted under the cooktop. It draws cooking fumes away from food before they have a chance to rise through the room. |
| microwave | High frequency energy wave used in microwave ovens to cook foods quickly. |
| wave pattern | The repeated cycle in which energy in a microwave oven is emitted by the magnetron tube. |
| convection cooking | Method of cooking in which foods are baked or roasted in a stream of heated air. |
| induction cooking | Method of cooking in which foods are cooked with electro-magnetic energy. |
| electromagnetic energy | Energy that is generated when a magnetic attraction is formed by an electric current; heat that is generated in cookware when a magnetic attraction exists between it and an electric coil in an induction cooktop. |
