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{{Short description|Production of waste heat by computer processors}} [[File:Kuehlkoerper2.jpg|thumb|right|Photos of heatsinks]] '''Processor power dissipation''' or '''processing unit power dissipation''' is the process in which [[processor (computing)|computer processors]] consume [[electrical energy]], and dissipate this energy in the form of [[heat]] due to the [[Electrical resistance|resistance]] in the [[electronic circuit]]s.
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