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Thermostats

Scope note

Use for automatic devices that regulate temperature as by opening or closing the damper of a heating furnace or by controlling the supply of gas.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000249771

Equivalent Terms used

thermostat

Created

13yrs ago

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