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heat sink
a part of a system designed to be at a lower temperature than its surroundings and used to dissipate heat from that system
See heat sink in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- An environment capable of absorbing heat from an object with which it is in thermal contact without a phase change or an appreciable change in temperature.
- A protective device that absorbs and dissipates the excess heat generated by a system.
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