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  • adjective of a vacuum tube or fluorescent lamp not heated by a filament

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Examples

  • Both types of LED backlighting can cut electric bills by a few dollars a month compared with an LCD that has the usual CCFL cold-cathode fluorescent lamp backlight.

    “LED" TVs: Smaller sizes, lower prices 2010

  • Both types of LED backlighting can cut electric bills by a few dollars a month compared with an LCD that has the usual CCFL (cold-cathode fluorescent lamp) backlight.

    “LED" TVs: Smaller sizes, lower prices 2010

  • Everything is backlight with green cold-cathode tubes, which makes it look even more Frankenstein-like.

    Steampunk Frankenstein computer case mod - SlipperyBrick.com 2009

  • Anne C. #19: actually the case modders do make heavy use of cold-cathode fluorescents, which are close enough to neon for this purpose.

    Geek Methadone « Whatever 2007

  • How are the high-voltage cold-cathode tubes and high-voltage fluorescent tubes fed as regards high voltage?

    9. Commercial Lighting Fittings Frank Ponemunski 1991

  • Just looking at the rapidly flickering cold-cathode tubes felt like an assault.

    NYT > Home Page By KAREN ROSENBERG 2011

  • LCD displays have used cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs), but LED prices have fallen where they are cost competitive to CCFLs.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • LCD displays have used cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs), but LED prices have fallen where they are cost competitive to CCFLs.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • LCD displays have used cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs), but LED prices have fallen where they are cost competitive to CCFLs.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • Fluorescent bulbs, which include linear, U-tube and circline fluorescent tubes, bug zappers, tanning bulbs, black lights, germicidal bulbs, high output bulbs, and cold-cathode fluorescent bulbs;

    Politics.ie 2010

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