Highly thermally conductive: An object, device, or assembly (which may comprise multiple distinct bodies that are thermally coupled, and may include multiple different materials), is “highly thermally conductive” between two thermal interfaces if any one of the following is true: (1) a heat transfer coefficient between the thermal interfaces is 1000 W·m?2·K?1 or greater at any temperature between 0° C. and 100° C., (2) the object is continuous piece of a material that has a thermal conductivity (often denoted k, λ, or κ) between the two interfaces of 100 W·m?1·K?1 or greater at any temperature between 0° C. and 100° C., (3) the object is a heat pipe, vapor chamber, continuous body of copper, or continuous body of aluminum. Examples of materials whose thermal conductivity is 100 W·m?1·K?1 or greater between 0° C. and 100° C. include certain types of copper, aluminum, silver, and gold.
Computer. As used herein, a “computer” is any electronic device that includes a processor and that is capable of executing programs comprising machine-readable instructions, including, for example, a server, a converged (or hyperconverged) appliance, a rack-scale system, some storage arrays, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a smartphone, a tablet, etc.
Provide: As used herein, to “provide” an item means to have possession of and/or control over the item. This may include, for example, forming (or assembling) some or all of the item from its constituent materials and/or, obtaining possession of and/or control over an already-formed item.