Flash

Flash ( English for ' lightning ') means:

Technology:

Adobe Flash , a proprietary software for animation, formerly Macromedia Flash
Flash Video , a file format for movies
Flash memory , a memory technology frequently used in computer technology

The program memory of a microcontroller is often referred to as flash because it is usually based on flash memory technology; see Harvard architecture

Flash OFDM , a transmission method for mobile broadband Internet access in the 450 MHz band

in telecommunications networks a function for controlling and signaling private branch exchanges, see inquiry button

in photography the English expression for flash light

Flash-SMS / Flash Message, a type of short message for mobile telephony

Fast Low-Angle Shot , a measurement method in magnetic resonance imaging

Flash (boat class)

Flash (Lewa Adventure) , a roller coaster in Lewa Adventure

Flash (Cologne) , monthly multisexual city magazine for Cologne and the Rhineland

Natural Sciences:

in physics evaporation due to pressure reduction without heat input, see flash evaporation

Free electron laser in Hamburg , an accelerator facility in the DESY research center, see Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron #FLASH

Fluorescein Arsenical Helix Binder (FlAsH), in chemistry a fluorescent dye

in pyrotechnics a lightning bang powder , see pyrotechnical sentence #Flashsatz

Social sciences:

Flash (drug use) , the sudden onset of intoxication

a French kiss in youth language, see kiss #Zungenkuss

the sudden showing of intimate parts of the body, see exhibitionism #Flashing

Sports:

Flash (juggling) , a juggling trick

an ascent style when climbing, see ascent style #Flash

Music:

Flash (band) , English rock band
Flash (EP) , music album by the Japanese singer Crystal Kay
Instrumental piece for the British music project Marquis of Kensington
Song by British rock band Queen, see Flash (song)

Media:

The Flash (German: 'Roter Blitz'), American comic series from DC Comics
The Flash (TV series) , American television series
in the German dubbed version a main character in The Incredibles - The Incredibles

People:

Sting (wrestler) (* 1959), pseudonym of the American professional wrestler
Dwyane Wade (* 1982), nickname of the American professional basketball player
Lee "Flash" Young-ho , play name of a South Korean e-athlete

See also:

List of all Wikipedia articles with titles starting with Flash
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Wiktionary: flash - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations