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Flashlight

A flashlight (American English) or electric torch (Commonwealth English), usually shortened to torch, is a portable hand-held electric lamp. Formerly, the light source typically was a miniature incandescent light bulb, but these have been displaced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) since the early 2000s.

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Etymology

History

Incandescent

LED

HID

Accessories

Formats and specialized designs

Power sources

Reflectors and lenses

Control

Materials

Ratings and standards

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Flashlight

Nodes143
Edges142
Triples140
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013986
Components1

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Flashlight

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related to LED · 17
Flashlight → An LED, Arc LS, California, COB, Flashlights, Higher-power LEDs, In, LED, LEDs, Lumileds Corporation, Luxeon LED, Powerful, San Jose, Since, The, This, White LEDs
related to Materials · 15
Flashlight → ABS, Aluminum, Early, It, LED, Magnesium, Many, Metal, Metals, Modern, Other, Plastics, Several, Some, Zinc
related to Switch · 13
Flashlight → An, Another, At, Electronic, LED, On, Other, Since, Some, Switches, The, USB, Weapon-mounted
related to Formats and specialized designs · 12
Flashlight → AA, AAA, Headlamps, In, LED, Low-cost, Others, Similar, Some, The, The Fulton MX991/U Flashlight, US
related to Performance standards · 11
Flashlight → ANSI, D-cell, FL1 Flashlight, In, MIL-F-3747E, Testing, The, The FL1, The United States Army, This, United States
related to Reflectors and lenses · 9
Flashlight → Flashlights, For, Fresnel, LEDs, Reflectors, Some, The, Very, Where
related to Mechanical power · 8
Flashlight → Dynamo-powered, One, Others, Second World War, Shaking, Some, Such, They
related to External links · 7
Flashlight → Archived, Flashlights, Kenya, The Flashlight Museum, Tracy, Wayback Machine, Web
related to Incandescent · 7
Flashlight → By, D-cell, In, Incandescent, One, Some, The
related to LEP · 6
Flashlight → At, China, Laser Excited Phosphor, LEP, The, With

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flashlights light may batteries lamp used led battery incandescent leds use beam lights reflector lamps output bulb lens types switch

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the hurricane lantern.By 1907instance ofmeant that hand-held electric lights began to replace combustion-based lamps0.80text
several types of flashlights were availableinstance ofmeant that hand-held electric lights began to replace combustion-based lamps0.80text
iodine or bromine to improve the lifeinstance ofSome high-power incandescent flashlights use a halogen lamp where the bulb contains a halogen gas0.80text
efficacy of the bulbinstance ofSome high-power incandescent flashlights use a halogen lamp where the bulb contains a halogen gas0.80text
aircraftinstance ofor inside structures0.80text
pre-programmed flashing beacon or strobe modesinstance ofWeapon-mounted lights may have remote switches for convenience in operation.Electronic controls allow the user to select variable output levels or different operating modes0.80text
Flashlightrelated to AccessoriesAccessories0.60section
Flashlightrelated to AccessoriesTranslucent0.60section
Flashlightrelated to AccessoriesSuch0.60section
Flashlightrelated to AccessoriesColored0.60section
Flashlightrelated to AccessoriesDetachable0.60section
Flashlightrelated to BatteriesThe0.60section

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