A device or place that accepts something. See heat sink, data sink and sink device.
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
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- Blog posts 2008-08-06
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
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- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
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- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
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- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
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