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;CCFL: Cold-Cathode Fluorescent | ;CCFL: Cold-Cathode Fluorescent | ||
;CCT: Correlated Color Temperature, a number in Kelvins that represents color of light. A temperature of 2,700 to 3,000 is warm while while cool colors are 5,000+. See Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlated_color_temperature Color Temperature]. | ;<span id="CCT">CCT</span>: Correlated Color Temperature, a number in Kelvins that represents color of light. A temperature of 2,700 to 3,000 is warm while while cool colors are 5,000+. See Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlated_color_temperature Color Temperature]. | ||
;cd: candela - a measurement of [[Light Output Measurements|light intensity]] | ;cd: candela - a measurement of [[Light Output Measurements|light intensity]] | ||
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;crenelated: scalloped bezel at the front of a light, to 1) help prevent accidentally leaving the light on when stood on its head; 2) increase utility as a weapon, especially on larger lights (tail is sometimes crenelated too). Sometimes spelled "crenulated." | ;crenelated: scalloped bezel at the front of a light, to 1) help prevent accidentally leaving the light on when stood on its head; 2) increase utility as a weapon, especially on larger lights (tail is sometimes crenelated too). Sometimes spelled "crenulated." | ||
;CRI: Color Rendering Index - a value indicating how well a light source will show colors, with 100 being a perfect representation. | ;<span id="CRI">CRI</span>: Color Rendering Index - a value indicating how well a light source will show colors, with 100 being a perfect representation. | ||
;DD: direct drive. See article [[Driver]]. | ;DD: direct drive. See article [[Driver]]. | ||