Accomplishing household functions such as cooking, cleaning, maintainence and repair is carried out by a set of electrical/mechanical machines revered as Home Appliances.

Types of Home Appliances include:
Major appliances, Small appliances, Consumer electronics

Major Appliances: Air conditioner, dishwasher, clothes dryer, drying cabinet, freezer, refrigerator, kitchen stove, water heater, washing machine, trash compactor, microwave ovens and induction cookers. White goods were typically painted or enameled white, and many of them still are.

Small appliances are typically small household electrical entertainment appliances such as: TV sets, CD and DVD players, camcorders, still cameras, clocks, alarm clocks, video game consoles, HiFi and home cinema, telephones and answering machines.