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Ballast describes the device, not its function, as does transformer, so an electronic device which replaces them is some sort of switch mode power supply not really an electronic ballast or electronic transformer, although with the latter it still transformers, but we would not call a battery charger a transformer even if it does transform the supply from 230 volt AC to 14 volt DC.