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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." | ||
;<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. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_rendering_index Wikipedia article]. | ;<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. A typical cool white LED might have a CRI as high as 70. The term "High CRI" seems to apply with a value of 80, but some LED's have values in the low 90's. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_rendering_index Wikipedia article]. | ||
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