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	A ''']''' is a device which generates a coherent beam of light.		A ''']''' (an acronym for '''L'''ight '''A'''mplification by '''S'''timulated '''E'''mission of '''R'''adiation) is a device which generates a coherent beam of light.

	'''Laser''' can also refer to:		'''Laser''' can also refer to:

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A laser (an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is a device which generates a coherent beam of light.

Laser can also refer to:

Laser (dinghy), a popular type of sailing dinghy
Silphium, an extinct plant of genus Ferula, which produced a resin (also called laser) that was important in ancient Greco-Roman cooking and herbal medicine
Laser (plant), a genus of the family Apiaceae
Laser (debit card), an Irish debit card
Ford Laser, a rebadged Mazda 323 that sold in competition to it in some markets such as Australasia
Plymouth Laser, a rebranded Mitsubishi Eclipse that was sold in competition to it in the United States
Atom laser, a coherent state of propagating atoms

In computing:

LASER (emulator), an arcade emulator. The name is an acronym for Little Arcade System Emulator Releases
VTech Laser 200, a small early-1980s home computer
MPEG-4 Part 20, Lightweight Applications Scene Representation (LASeR)