window unit

Box air conditioner

A window unit is an air conditioner designed to fit in a window frame, with the cooling components inside and the heat exhaust outside.

Common in apartments and older buildings without central air: We installed a window unit in the bedroom.

The term occasionally applies to other window-mounted appliances like fans.

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