Flash

Flash can have many meanings.

• A photographic flash produces light in order to photograph in low light conditions.
• Macromedia Flash is a graphics animation computer software product by Macromedia.
• The Flash is any of a number of comic book superheroes published by DC Comics. These heroes share the ability to run at superhuman speed.
• Flash, Staffordshire is reputedly the highest village in England.
• Flash memory is a form of computer memory which allows multiple locations to be modified in a single programming operation.
• Flashing is the process of writing to or updating flash memories such as the BIOS found on computer motherboards or the rewritable cartridges used by developers of software for video game consoles.
• Flashing can refer to indecent exposure (i.e. to "flash" one's nude body in public at another unsuspecting person). The Mardi Gras festival is famous for flashing, which is often used to collect "throws" by attracting attention. See also: streaking.
• Flashing can is the weatherproofing shielding put around objects which protrude from the roof of a building (such as pipes and chimneys, or the edges of other roofs) to deflect water away from the seams. Its name likely derives from the fact that metal flashing (typically copper or aluminum) reflects flashes of sunlight. Modern flashing may also be rubber or other waterproof synthetic materials, but metal is still frequently used.
• Flashing can also mean blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
• In telecommunication, a flash is a message with extremely high precedence.
• Flash is a science fiction novel by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
• Flash is a generic (non-custom) tattoo art form.
• Flashback is a condition when memories "flash" in one's mind (often as a consequence of using LSD).
• Operation Flashpoint is a tactical shooter game on a PC by Bohemia Interactive Studio.
• "Flash" is a song by Queen.
• In retail, flashing is getting rid of gaps on shelves, products are brought from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.