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The term refrigeration denotes cooling of a space, substance or system to lower and/or maintain its temperature below the ambient one. Refrigeration is considered an artificial, or human-made, cooling method.

What are examples of refrigeration?
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Chillers. ...
Cold Storage Warehouses. ...
Commercial Ice Machines. ...
Household Refrigerators and Freezers. ...
Ice Skating Rinks. ...
Industrial Process Air Conditioning. ...
Industrial Process Refrigeration. ...
Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning.

Why is it called refrigeration?
Fridge vs. Refrigerator: Spelling Logic | Merriam-Webster
Refrigerator Etymology

But the word refrigerator is much older; it dates to the early 1600s, and refrigerate, from the Latin verb refrigerare and ultimately from the adjective frigus, meaning "cold," dates to the preceding century.