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starting device
device designed to provide the appropriate electrical conditions to start a discharge lamp by itself or in combination with other components in the circuit
Note 1 to entry: This entry was numbered 845-08-31 in IEC 60050-845:1987.
Note 2 to entry: This entry was numbered 17-1260 in CIE S 017:2011.