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Label: heat pump

Definition:

A heat pump is a heater that transforms low temperature heat to high temperature heat using external energy.

Sub classes:

electric heat pump

Definition:

An electric heat pump is a heat pump that uses electrical energy as drive energy.

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Definition:

A heater is an energy converting component that converts other forms of energy into useful heat.