- A device, container, or room that cools or keeps cool.
- A cold drink, often a mixture of white wine and juice.
- Slang. A jail.
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A device that draws heat away from a CPU chip and other hot-running chips such as a graphics processor (GPU). The simplest type of cooler is a heat sink, which is a metal cover glued to the chip that provides a larger surface area for heat dissipation. Even more effective is a CPU fan because it forces the hot air away from the chip. It is often used in conjunction with a heat sink. Water-cooled systems and heat pipe coolers provide more esoteric solutions (see heat pipe). Refrigeration systems are also used to cool down the CPU and other hot chips (see below).
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1. A thermally insulated enclosure, kept at a reduced temperature by means of refrigeration.
2. An air conditioner.
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A cooler (portable ice chest) most commonly is an insulated box used to keep food or drink cool. Ice cubes, which are very cold, are most commonly placed in it to make the things inside stay cool. Ice packs are sometimes used, as they either contain the melting water inside, or have a gel sealed inside that also stays cold longer than plain water.
The portable ice chest was invented by Richard C. Laramy of Joliet, Illinois. On February 24, 1951, Laramy filed an application with the United States Patent Office for a portable ice chest (Serial No. 212,573). The patent (#2,663,157) was issued December 22, 1953.
The Colman Company popularized the cooler, sometimes known as an "ice box" in the United States with its initial offering of a galvanized cooler in 1954. Three years later, Coleman developed a process to make a plastic liner for coolers and jugs.
Coolers are often taken on picnics, and on vacation or holiday. Where summers are hot, they may also be used just for getting cold groceries home from the store, such as keeping ice cream from melting in a hot car. Even without adding ice, this can be a big help, particularly if having to make another brief stop on the way home.
They are usually made from interior and exterior shells of plastic, with a hard foam in between. They also come in sizes from small personal ones to large family ones with wheels. Disposable ones are made only from styrene foam (like a coffee cup) about 2 cm or one inch thick. Most have molded-in handles, a few have shoulder straps.
The cooler was invented in New Zealand[citation needed], where it is generally called a chilly bin, a genericized trademark. In the United Kingdom the common name is a "cool-box", in the United States they are usually called a "cooler" and in Australia an "Esky".
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| Translations: Cooler |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - køler, køleskab, svaledrik, fængselscelle, dæmper
Nederlands (Dutch)
bajes, koele (alcoholische) drank, koeler, koelkast
Français (French)
n. - (Tech) refroidisseur, (Ind) réfrigérant, taule (arg)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kühler, (Slang) Gefängnis
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ψύκτης, υδροψύκτης, (καθομ.) φυλακή
Italiano (Italian)
gattabuia, frigo portatile
Português (Portuguese)
n. - refresco (m), cadeia (f) (gír.)
Русский (Russian)
тюряга, карцер
Español (Spanish)
n. - chirona, gayola, bebedero
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kylare, kylfat, kylväska (am.), kylmedel, kall drink
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
冷却器
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 冷卻器
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 냉방 장치, 청량 음료, 교도소
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 冷却器, 清涼飲料, クーラー
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مبردة, سجن, حبس
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - משקה מיין וסודה, כלי-קירור, מקרר, בית-סוהר
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