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1. What exactly is a LED? ? ??A LED, short for Light Emitting Diode, is a diode that emits light. Specifically, a diode in the generic sense is a device that conducts electric current in one direction but opposes it in the other. The electronic equivalent of a one-way valve. (Vacuum-tube diodes were called valves for this reason.)LEDs take the basic idea of conducting in one way only and add light by the use of materials that emit light when subjected to electric current, such as Galium Arsenide (GaAs). ? 2. How long do LEDs last? ? ??If properly cared for (read: youre not pushing mor