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Commonly used terms in the Electrical industry.
heat sink
aluminum mountings of various shapes and sizes used for cooling power semiconductor devices. Heat sinks can be cooled by either natural convection or a fan, and heat dissipation can be improved by a coating of black oxide or if the heat sink is made with fins.