Used to illuminatethe area around the home or outdoor living space. Generally refers to any hardwired, low-voltage or solar powered lighting that is used for illuminating outdoor areas. They can enhance your home, patio and landscape.

Distribute a widespread pattern of intense light generally used in outdoor settings for security.

Usually refers to garage lighting. Ceiling-mounted fluorescent light fixtures to provide ambient lighting or installed above your workbench to provide task lighting.

A type of incandescent lamp, principally characterized by the use of Xenon gas inside. Xenon lamps are commonly used for strip lights, under-cabinet lighting, and recessed display lights.

Unit of electrical force or pressure. Household voltage in United States, normally 120 volts, varies between 110-125 volts.

A measure of electrical power expressed in watts.

A UL Listing specification for a lighting fixture: An interior or exterior location where water or other liquid can drip, splash, or flow on or against electrical equipment. Wet Location fixtures can be installed in bathroom showers and in outdoor applications where they come in direct contact with rain or water from sprinklers.

Lighting fixtures used for providing ambient and task lighting in areas such as Laundry Rooms, Closets or Utility Rooms. Utility lighting is generally not overly decorative and provides high light output for the size of the fixture.

A fixture used over a bathroom mirror or vanity for grooming or to apply make- up. It is ideally a long or mulitiple lamped, well diffused source of light.

Underwriters’ Laboratories. A non-profit Safety Compliance organization that works with the National Electrical Code to develop standards for electrical devices, wiring, and lighting fixtures. They test fixtures and materials for compliance with the standards and List fixtures for various applications, such as Wet Location.