"water block" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water blocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water block (plural water blocks)
  1. A heat exchanger in the form of plates sealed into a block through which water can run, used in water-cooled computer systems.
    Sense id: en-water_block-en-noun-Xg6eWVZA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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