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A machine devoted to giving you exactly one of something, often with maximum reluctance.
means A device or container designed to release a measured or single portion of something — soap, candy, tape, cash — on demand.
from From the verb 'dispense,' which came through Old French from the Latin 'dispensare,' 'to weigh out or pay out,' a frequentative of 'dispendere,' 'to weigh out' — built from 'dis-' (apart) and 'pendere' (to weigh). The same 'pendere' that gave us 'pension' and 'expense' lurks here: at root, a dispenser is something that carefully weighs out a portion before letting it go.
- first vendor
- Heron of Alexandria sold holy water by coin in 215 BC
- soap science
- Foaming pumps mix air with liquid to fake luxury
- pez origin
- Named from German Pfefferminz, originally adult anti-smoking mints
- jam problem
- Stuck dispensers cause genuine bursts of human rage daily
coca-cola vending machine — first automatic vending machine installed in london underground station, 1907
soap dispenser — automatic touchless versions deployed in hospitals and public restrooms, fda regulated
towel dispenser — dyson airblade hand dryer dispenser introduced 2006, revolutionized restroom dispensing