Lamp

Lamp is a light source, while LAMP is an acronym.

Lamps

Lamp may refer to one of the following:

• Oil lamp, the original use of the term
• Kerosene lamp, a lamp burning liquid petroleum
• Lamp (electrical component), a replaceable component that produces light, such as:
  • Arc lamp
  • Fluorescent lamp
  • Gas-discharge lamp
  • Incandescent light bulb, also known as an incandescent lamp
• Lampshade, the part of a luminaire that serves to block direct view of the lamp
• Light fixture, or luminaire, often colloquially known as a lamp
• Signal lamp, a device used for visual communication between ships
• A fuel burning illumination or signal lantern
• A safety lamp or Davy lamp, an explosion-proof lantern used in mining
  • See also Category:Lamps
• Lamp (advertisement), a 2002 television advertisement directed by Spike Jonze
• GET LAMP, a documentary

LAMP

As an Acronym, LAMP may refer to:

Computing

• LAMP (software bundle), a platform consisting of Linux, Apache, MySQL and Perl/PHP/Python
• Library Access to Music Project, a free music library for MIT students
• LAMP (LAMP.MN), an application used for smartphones to find friends and search locations

Science

• Lyman Alpha Mapping Project, an instrument to be used on the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
• Loop-mediated isothermal amplification, a single tube technique for the amplification of DNA
• Lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein
  • LAMP1 – Lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1
  • LAMP2 – Lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2
  • LAMP3 – Lysosomal-associated membrane glycoprotein 3

Other

• Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots, a cross-cultural ministry organisation
• Loveless Academic Magnet Program, a magnet high school in Montgomery, Alabama
• LAMP Community, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization located in Skid Row

See also

• Lampadarius, also for liturgical uses of lamps
• Stage lighting instruments, a general term for a variety of light sources used for theater and television production