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<p>A hot plate or hotplate is a heated flat surface on a stove or electric cooker on which food may be cooked, either built into an electric <a href="/facts/Cooker/q2WpnvqA">cooker</a> or <a href="/facts/Kitchen_stove/v0QMRzbT">kitchen stove</a>, or portable, plugged into an electric outlet. </p><p>Hot plates can also be used as a heat source in laboratories. </p>