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HVAC
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈeɪt͡ʃˌvæk/ /ˌeɪt͡ʃ.vi.eɪˈsi/ both are common
Noun
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en often attributive en w:heating, ventilation, and air conditioning: those actions; the trade that supplies the equipment for them; the equipment that does them.
en climate control
en heating#Noun ventilating#Noun ventilation#Noun air conditioning#Noun A/C<id:air conditioning> AC<id:air conditioning> refrigerating#Noun refrigeration#Noun cooling#Noun air filter<alt:air filtration>
en Jacob Krol The best smart thermostats of 2025, tried and tested w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/best-smart-thermostat 2025-01-01 Before starting the installation, we ensured that our HVAC system was turned off at the breaker, removed the old thermostat, hooked up the Nest Thermostat with the proper wiring configurations and connected it via the Nest app (available for Android or iOS). https://web.archive.org/web/20250915042628/https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/best-smart-thermostat
en October 30, 2025 Matteo Wong; Charlie Warzel https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/data-centers-ai-crash/684765/ w:The Atlantic Here’s How the AI Crash Happens Many people believe that growth will only continue. “We’re gonna need stadiums full of electricians, heavy equipment operators, ironworkers, HVAC technicians,” Dwarkesh Patel and Romeo Dean, AI-industry analysts, wrote recently. https://web.archive.org/web/20260918222934/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/data-centers-ai-crash/684765/ 18 September 2026
Translations
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 暖通空調 nuǎntōng kōngtiáo
Danish: da VVS c varme, ventilation, sanitet
Finnish: fi LVI
French: fr CVC
German: de HLK Heizung, Lüftung, Klima
Hungarian: hu klíma- és légtechnika, hu fűtés, szellőzés/szellőztetés és légkondicionálás/klíma
Kazakh: kk жылыту, желдету және ауаны баптау
Korean: ko 공기조화기술(空氣調和技術)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb VVS m
Nynorsk: nn VVS m
Portuguese: pt AVAC f, pt HVAC f
Russian: ru ОВиК отопление, вентиляция и кондиционирование
Spanish: es HVAC m, es climatizador m
Swedish: sv VVS c värme, ventilation, sanitet
See also
return air
supply air
Anagrams
en achv chav
en Home appliances
Spanish
Etymology
es :bor en:HVAC + 1
Noun
m
en HVAC