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The best description of how they work is as a fridge does but backwards. In the same way that fridges and freezers use heat transfer coils, piped refrigerant and a pump, air conditioners take heat from inside and transfer it to the outside, and have a fan to ensure that sufficient air (therefore heat transfer) is pushed through the cooling fins.
