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cold-cathode lamp
discharge lamp in which the light is produced by the positive column of a glow discharge
Note 1 to entry: A cold-cathode lamp is generally fed from a device providing sufficient voltage to initiate starting without special means.
Note 2 to entry: This entry was numbered 845-07-27 in IEC 60050-845:1987.
Note 3 to entry: This entry was numbered 17-187 in CIE S 017:2011.