This is the defroster relay. It is direct battery fed (orange with black stripe) and switched on and off via the blue wire. The purple/white wire travels thru the harness to a connector above the steering column where it becomes purple, then exits the dash via the driver side kick panel, under the sill plate to the rear window. More @Wikipedia
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