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COMPUTER FAN [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

[A] fan inside, or attached to, a computer case used for active cooling.

OBS

Fans are used to draw cooler air into the case from the outside, expel warm air from inside and move air across a heat sink to cool a particular component.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

[...] ventilateur installé à l'intérieur d'un ordinateur ou fixé à celui-ci et utilisé pour en refroidir activement le boîtier.

OBS

Il permet un flux d'air frais vers l'intérieur et d'air chaud vers l'extérieur ou améliore la circulation d'air sur le dissipateur thermique d'un composant particulier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
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