zero auxiliary

zero auxiliary

n.
The absence of a form of the verb be in present progressive verb forms.
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The goal was to develop cooling technologies corresponding to high, medium, and low heat densities and an entire cooling system with a PUE of 1.0x (the level of PUE of around 1.0) to realize zero auxiliary power for cooling.
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