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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]].
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