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[[Image:The_Covenant_SL.jpg|200px|thumb|A [[SPARTAN-II]] uses a UNSC handheld laser weapon against a Covenant plasma turret.]]The term "laser" is an acronym for '''L'''ight '''A'''mplification by '''S'''timulated '''E'''mission of [[Radiation|'''R'''adiation]]. A typical laser emits light in a narrow, low-divergence monochromatic (single-coloured, if the laser is operating in the visible spectrum), beam with a well-defined wavelength. In this way, laser light is in contrast to a light source such as the incandescent light bulb, which emits light over a wide area and over a wide spectrum of wavelengths.

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	[[Image:The_Covenant_SL.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|A [[SPARTAN-II]] uses a UNSC handheld laser weapon against a Covenant plasma turret.]]The term "laser" is an acronym for '''L'''ight '''A'''mplification by '''S'''timulated '''E'''mission of [[Radiation\|'''R'''adiation]]. A typical laser emits light in a narrow, low-divergence monochromatic (single-coloured, if the laser is operating in the visible spectrum), beam with a well-defined wavelength. In this way, laser light is in contrast to a light source such as the incandescent light bulb, which emits light over a wide area and over a wide spectrum of wavelengths.		[[Image:The_Covenant_SL.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|A [[SPARTAN-II]] uses a UNSC handheld laser weapon against a Covenant plasma turret.]]The term "laser" is an acronym for '''L'''ight '''A'''mplification by '''S'''timulated '''E'''mission of [[Radiation\|'''R'''adiation]]. A typical laser emits light in a narrow, low-divergence monochromatic (single-coloured, if the laser is operating in the visible spectrum), beam with a well-defined wavelength. In this way, laser light is in contrast to a light source such as the incandescent light bulb, which emits light over a wide area and over a wide spectrum of wavelengths.