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> My guess would be that those letters are an even more shortened form of linear amp(lifier). No, they were colloquially called (void) lamps in at least French
by shakow 3y ago
> My guess would be that those letters are an even more shortened form of linear amp(lifier).
No, they were colloquially called (void) lamps in at least French and Slavic languages, because they looked like incandescent bulbs, that were called lamps (lampe/лампа) as well.
- codedokode 3y agoAnd tubes glow like a lamp so it is natural to call them so.
- coolspot 3y agoSo they are lamps, just very inefficient.