A lamp or bulb designed to produce a bright flash of light, used in photography and signaling.
Compound of 'flash' + 'lamp,' created when electronic flash technology emerged in the early 20th century for photographic purposes.
Flashlamps were a crucial photography innovation—they let photographers take pictures indoors for the first time without needing massive amounts of natural light, democratizing photography.
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