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thermal grease
(redirected from Heatsink compound)

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A conductive substance that is used to transfer heat from one device to another. When a heat sink is attached to a chip, there is a huge number of microscopic gaps between the two surfaces. The thermal grease helps bond the two surfaces and transfer the heat more effectively. See heat sink.
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