Mistake regarding lamps on wikipedia

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamp_(electrical_component)


The wikipedia article on lamps says the following: "A lamp is a replaceable component such as an incandescent light bulb, which is designed to produce light from electricity."

Some lamps are powered from gas, not electricity.
 
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1. That article is entitled "lamps (electrical component).

2. It is not the purpose of PF to point out mistakes in wikipedia.