Water heating, the Glossary
Water heating is a heat transfer process that uses an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature.[1]
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American National Standards Institute
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private nonprofit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States.
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Aquastat
An aquastat is a device used in hydronic heating systems for controlling water temperature. Water heating and aquastat are plumbing.
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Architectural engineering
Architectural engineering or architecture engineering, also known as building engineering, is a discipline that deals with the engineering and construction of buildings, such as environmental, structural, mechanical, electrical, computational, embeddable, and other research domains.
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Boiler
A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated. Water heating and boiler are boilers and plumbing.
British thermal unit
The British thermal unit (Btu) is a measure of heat, which is a form of energy.
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Burn
A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ultraviolet radiation (such as sunburn).
Central solar heating
Central solar heating is the provision of central heating and hot water from solar energy by a system in which the water is heated centrally by arrays of solar thermal collectors (central solar heating plants - CSHPs) and distributed through district heating pipe networks (or 'block heating' systems in the case of smaller installations).
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Chip heater
The chip heater is a single point, tankless, domestic hot water system popular in Australia and New Zealand from the 1880s until the 1960s. Water heating and chip heater are plumbing.
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Circuit breaker
A circuit breaker is an electrical safety device designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by current in excess of that which the equipment can safely carry (overcurrent).
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Cogeneration
Cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) is the use of a heat engine or power station to generate electricity and useful heat at the same time.
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Combined cycle power plant
A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy.
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Combustion
Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke.
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Condensing boiler
Condensing boilers are water heaters typically used for heating systems that are fueled by gas or oil. Water heating and Condensing boiler are boilers.
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Copper in heat exchangers
Heat exchangers are devices that transfer heat to achieve desired heating or cooling.
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The cubic foot (symbol ft3 or cu ft),,. is an imperial and US customary (non-metric) unit of volume, used in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Cubic metre
The cubic metre (in Commonwealth English and international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or cubic meter (in American English) is the unit of volume in the International System of Units (SI).
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Cyprus
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Dishwasher
A dishwasher is a machine that is used to clean dishware, cookware, and cutlery automatically.
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District heating
District heating (also known as heat networks) is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location through a system of insulated pipes for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating.
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Drinking water
Drinking water or potable water is water that is safe for ingestion, either when drunk directly in liquid form or consumed indirectly through food preparation.
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Earthquake
An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
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Edwin Ruud
Edwin Ruud (9 June 1854 – 9 December 1932) was a Norwegian-American mechanical engineer and inventor who immigrated to the United States where he designed, sold, and popularized the tankless water heater.
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Efficient energy use
Efficient energy use, or energy efficiency, is the process of reducing the amount of energy required to provide products and services.
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Electric heating
Electric heating is a process in which electrical energy is converted directly to heat energy.
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Electric water boiler
An electric water boiler, also called a thermo pot, is a consumer electronics small appliance used for boiling water and maintaining it at a constant temperature in an enclosed reservoir.
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Electricity
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge.
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Energy conservation
Energy conservation is the effort to reduce wasteful energy consumption by using fewer energy services.
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Energy factor
An energy factor is a metric used in the United States to compare the energy conversion efficiency of residential appliances and equipment.
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Energy Star
Energy Star (trademarked ENERGY STAR) is a program run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that promotes energy efficiency.
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Expansion tank
An expansion tank or expansion vessel is a small tank used to protect closed water heating systems and domestic hot water systems from excessive pressure. Water heating and expansion tank are plumbing.
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Fireplace
A fireplace or hearth is a structure made of brick, stone or metal designed to contain a fire.
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Flame arrester
A flame arrester (also spelled arrestor), deflagration arrester, or flame trap is a device or form of construction that will allow free passage of a gas or gaseous mixture but will interrupt or prevent the passage of flame.
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Floor drain
A floor drain is a plumbing fixture that is installed in the floor of a structure, mainly designed to remove any standing water near it. Water heating and floor drain are plumbing.
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Forced-air
A forced-air central heating system is one which uses air as its heat transfer medium.
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Fossil fuel
A fossil fuel is a carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants and planktons), a process that occurs within geological formations.
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Fuel oil
Fuel oil is any of various fractions obtained from the distillation of petroleum (crude oil).
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Garage (residential)
A residential garage is a walled, roofed structure with a door for storing a vehicle or vehicles that may be part of or attached to a home ("attached garage"), or a separate outbuilding or shed ("detached garage").
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Gasoline
Gasoline or petrol is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
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Geothermal heating
Geothermal heating is the direct use of geothermal energy for some heating applications.
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Geyser
A geyser is a spring with an intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by steam.
Heat exchanger
A heat exchanger is a system used to transfer heat between a source and a working fluid.
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Heat pump
A heat pump is a device that consumes work (or electricity) to transfer heat from a cold heat sink to a hot heat sink.
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Heat trap
Heat traps are valves or loops of pipe on the cold water inlet and hot water outlet of water heaters. Water heating and heat trap are plumbing.
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Heating element
A heating element is a device used for conversion of electric energy into heat, consisting of a heating resistor and accessories.
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Heating oil
Heating oil is any petroleum product or other oil used for heating; it is a fuel oil.
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Heating system
A heating system is a mechanism for maintaining temperatures at an acceptable level; by using thermal energy within a home, office, or other dwelling.
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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an enclosed space.
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Home
A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or more human occupants, and sometimes various companion animals.
Home appliance
A home appliance, also referred to as a domestic appliance, an electric appliance or a household appliance, is a machine which assists in household functions such as cooking, cleaning and food preservation.
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Hot spring
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth.
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Hot water storage tank
A hot water storage tank (also called a hot water tank, thermal storage tank, hot water thermal storage unit, heat storage tank, hot water cylinder and geyser in South African English) is a water tank used for storing hot water for space heating or domestic use.
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Human skin
The human skin is the outer covering of the body and is the largest organ of the integumentary system.
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Iceland
Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.
Ignition system
Ignition systems are used by heat engines to initiate combustion by igniting the fuel-air mixture.
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Incineration
Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of substances contained in waste materials.
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Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.
Joist
A joist is a horizontal structural member used in framing to span an open space, often between beams that subsequently transfer loads to vertical members.
Joule heating
Joule heating (also known as resistive, resistance, or Ohmic heating) is the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor produces heat.
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Kilowatt-hour
A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules (MJ) in SI units which is the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour.
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Legionella
Legionella is a genus of pathogenic gram-negative bacteria that includes the species L. pneumophila, causing legionellosis (all illnesses caused by Legionella) including a pneumonia-type illness called Legionnaires' disease and a mild flu-like illness called Pontiac fever.
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Limescale
Limescale is a hard, chalky deposit, consisting mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
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Liquefied petroleum gas
Liquefied petroleum gas, also referred to as liquid petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas), is a fuel gas which contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases, specifically propane, ''n''-butane and isobutane.
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Litre
The litre (British English spelling) or liter (American English spelling) (SI symbols L and l, other symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm3) or 0.001 cubic metres (m3). A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of (see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre.
Low-carbon economy
A low-carbon economy (LCE) is an economy which absorbs as much greenhouse gas as it emits.
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Mental chronometry
Mental chronometry is the scientific study of processing speed or reaction time on cognitive tasks to infer the content, duration, and temporal sequencing of mental operations.
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National Appliance Energy Conservation Act
The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA) is a United States Act of Congress that regulates energy consumption of specific household appliances.
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Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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New Zealand English
New Zealand English (NZE) is the variant of the English language spoken and written by most English-speaking New Zealanders.
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Nichrome
Nichrome (also known as NiCr, nickel-chromium or chromium-nickel) is a family of alloys of nickel and chromium (and occasionally iron) commonly used as resistance wire, heating elements in devices like toasters, electrical kettles and space heaters, in some dental restorations (fillings) and in a few other applications.
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Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity.
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Outdoor wood-fired boiler
The outdoor wood boiler is a variant of the classic wood stove adapted for set-up outdoors while still transferring the heat to interior buildings. Water heating and outdoor wood-fired boiler are boilers.
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Pasteurization
In the field of food processing, pasteurization (also pasteurisation) is a process of food preservation in which packaged and unpacked foods (e.g., milk and fruit juices) are treated with mild heat, usually to less than, to eliminate pathogens and extend shelf life.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.
Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics (often abbreviated as PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do it yourself, and technology topics.
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Pressure
Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.
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Pressure head
In fluid mechanics, pressure head is the height of a liquid column that corresponds to a particular pressure exerted by the liquid column on the base of its container.
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Pressure regulator
A pressure regulator is a valve that controls the pressure of a fluid to a desired value, using negative feedback from the controlled pressure.
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Propane
Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula.
Renewable energy
Renewable energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale.
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Renewable energy industry
The renewable-energy industry is the part of the energy industry focusing on new and appropriate renewable energy technologies.
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Room temperature
Room temperature, colloquially, denotes the range of air temperatures most people find comfortable indoors while dressed in typical clothing.
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Safety valve
A safety valve is a valve that acts as a fail-safe.
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Scalding
Scalding is a form of thermal burn resulting from heated fluids such as boiling water or steam.
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Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples.
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Skylight
A skylight (sometimes called a rooflight) is a light-permitting structure or window, usually made of transparent or translucent glass, that forms all or part of the roof space of a building for daylighting and ventilation purposes.
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Solar power
Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power.
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Solar simulator
A solar simulator (also artificial sun or sunlight simulator) is a device that provides illumination approximating natural sunlight.
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Solar water heating
Solar water heating (SWH) is heating water by sunlight, using a solar thermal collector.
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Solid fuel
Solid fuel refers to various forms of solid material that can be burnt to release energy, providing heat and light through the process of combustion.
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Standard temperature and pressure
Standard temperature and pressure (STP) or Standard conditions for temperature and pressure are various standard sets of conditions for experimental measurements used to allow comparisons to be made between different sets of data.
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Steam
Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, often mixed with air and/or an aerosol of liquid water droplets.
Stove
A stove or range is a device that generates heat inside or on top of the device, for local heating or cooking.
Tankless water heating
Tankless water heaters — also called instantaneous, continuous flow, inline, flash, on-demand, or instant-on water heaters — are water heaters that instantly heat water as it flows through the device, and do not retain any water internally except for what is in the heat exchanger coil unless the unit is equipped with an internal buffer tank.
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Therm
The therm (symbol, thm) is a non-SI unit of heat energy equal to 100,000 British thermal units (BTU), and approximately megajoules, kilowatt-hours, 25,200kilocalories and thermies.
Thermal immersion circulator
A thermal immersion circulator is an electrically powered device that circulates and heats a warm fluid kept at an accurate and stable temperature.
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Thermostatic mixing valve
A thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) is a valve that blends hot water with cold water to ensure constant, safe shower and bath outlet temperatures to prevent scalding. Water heating and thermostatic mixing valve are plumbing.
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Uniform Plumbing Code
Designated as an American National Standard, the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) is a model code developed by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) to govern the installation and inspection of plumbing systems as a means of promoting the public's health, safety and welfare. Water heating and Uniform Plumbing Code are plumbing.
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United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy-related research, and energy conservation.
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Ventilation (architecture)
Ventilation is the intentional introduction of outdoor air into a space.
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Volumetric flow rate
In physics and engineering, in particular fluid dynamics, the volumetric flow rate (also known as volume flow rate, or volume velocity) is the volume of fluid which passes per unit time; usually it is represented by the symbol (sometimes \dot V).
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Waste heat
Waste heat is heat that is produced by a machine, or other process that uses energy, as a byproduct of doing work.
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Water distribution system
A water distribution system is a part of water supply network with components that carry potable water from a centralized treatment plant or wells to consumers to satisfy residential, commercial, industrial and fire fighting requirements.
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Water heat recycling
Water heat recycling (also known as drain water heat recovery, waste water heat recovery, greywater heat recovery, or sometimes shower water heat recovery) is the use of a heat exchanger to recover energy and reuse heat from drain water from various activities such as dish-washing, clothes washing and especially showers.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_heating
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