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Active Cooling

Active cooling is a powered thermal management method that uses devices such as fans, pumps, and compressors to remove heat and control temperature, supporting equipment reliability, availability, and energy management in data centers, telecom facilities, and other enterprise technology environments.

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MCP

curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"active-cooling"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

REST

GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/bcbae773-b30a-4b34-92ec-45dec23851c5

CLI

di get-glossary --slug active-cooling

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How an agent can rely on this definition

What the record lets an agent check before it uses the term in an answer.

The check What the record shows Where it is in the data
It's a known term One entry, with its type (topic) name
It sits in a glossary Linked to Adaptive Cooling Control, Free Cooling, Advanced Cooling Loop, Dry Cooler inDefinedTermSet
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