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Noun Concept

Categories: All articles needing additional references, Computer hardware cooling, Heat transfer, Heat exchangers

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A metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat WordNet 3.0

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A metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A heat sink is a passive heat exchanger that transfers the heat generated by an electronic or a mechanical device to a fluid medium, often air or a liquid coolant, where it is dissipated away from the device, thereby allowing regulation of the device's temperature. Wikipedia

A component used to conduct heat away from an object Wikipedia Disambiguation

A component or assembly that transfers heat generated within a solid material to a fluid medium Wikipedia Disambiguation

Hardware component Wikidata

An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it. Wiktionary

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