Electric baseboard

Electric baseboard
  An individual space heater with electric resistance coils mounted behind shallow panels along baseboards. Electric baseboards rely on passive convection to distribute heated air to the space.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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