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Definitions of Flash:

a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
a momentary brightness
a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
blink of an eye: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
flaunt: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
ostentation: a gaudy outward display
make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
flare: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
dart: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill"
news bulletin: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof"
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
brassy: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
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The Flash is a DC Comics superhero possessing "super-speed," nicknamed the Scarlet Speedster. Created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (1940).
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In juggling, the term flash is used to describe the throwing and catching of a number of props when each prop is caught only once. The term is used to distinguish the flash from the more continuous juggle, wherein every prop must be thrown and caught at least twice. World records are kept for both juggling and flashing for balls and bean bags (considered equivalent), clubs, and rings.
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In photography, a flash is a device that produces an instantaneous flash of light (typically around 1/1000 of a second) to help illuminate a scene. While flashes can be used for a variety of reasons (e.g. capturing quickly moving subjects) they are mostly used to illuminate scenes that do not have enough available light to adequately expose the photograph. ...
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Flash, a popular authoring software developed by Macromedia, is used to create vector graphics-based animation programs with full-screen navigation interfaces, graphic illustrations, and simple interactivity in an antialiased, resizable file format that is small enough to stream across a normal modem connection.
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Flash is a vector-based animation technology. Flash animations are quick to download, are of high quality, and are browser independent (they look the same on different browsers). Flash animations also scale to fit the browser window. Flash animations are created using Macromedia Flash software.
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Animation software used to develop interactive graphics for Web sites as well as desktop presentations and games (Windows and Mac) by the company Macromedia. Flash on the Web is displayed by a browser plug-in. Non-Web presentations are run by a Flash player, included on a floppy or CD-ROM. Flashcan be used to create vector-based graphics in one or more timelines that provide a sequential path for actions.
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A bandwidth friendly and browser independent vector-graphic animation technology. As long as different browsers are equipped with the necessary plug-ins, Flash animations will look the same.
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Flash is an animation format developed by the company Macromedia. One reason for the popularity of Flash is the file sizes are small. Animated, interactive content can be quickly downloaded. However, to be able to view a Flash file the user requires the Flash plug-in.
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a sudden, brief illumination of a conductive channel associated with lightning, which may contain multiple strokes with their associated stepped leaders, dart leaders and return strokes.
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Vector graphic animation software from Macromedia that allows Flash graphics to look the same across all browsers, as long as the plug-in is installed. One of the advantages of Flash animations is their relatively fast download time.
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"Macromedia Flash" -- a vector graphic animation technology that requires a plug-in but is browser-independent.
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multimedia technology developed by Macromedia to allow much interactivity to fit in a relatively small file size. More about Flash here
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any excess material that is formed with and attached to the part or component along a seam or mold parting line.
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The extra plastic attached to a molding along the parting line. The flash must be removed before the parts can be considered literally finished.
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Non-volatile memory used as a re-writable, general purpose mass storage device for the switch. Information stored on the flash file my include bootable code images, configuration files, call record information, etc. Switch software supports user-initiated reading/writing from/to the flash (via TFTP protocol), allowing file backup/restore operations to a remote server.
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A proprietary media format developed and marketed by macromedia (www.macromedia.com), Flash content is essential enriched animated media which is then embedded into web pages. While Flash has grown considerably in sophistication, it still presents accessibility issues for many users. Because it is proprietary, it requires a helper application to view the content, the macromedia shockwave player, which can be downloaded from the macromedia web site.
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A technology that allows for animation or moving graphics on a website.
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excess material retained by the part along the parting line.
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Macromedia Flash is a graphics and animation program. Flash poses accessibility challenges for screen reader users and people who use the keyboard to navigate.
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Flash(http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/) is a vector-based, multimedia technology developed by Macromedia(http://www.macromedia.com) that can be embedded in HTML pages. Flash files can take the form of animations, games and even whole 'Web' sites.
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Flash is Macromedia's vector graphics-based resizable animation format with navigation and simple interactivity features. The files are small and practical for low-speed modem connections and yet provide much of the look of real-time video. Macromedia offers a free player. Macromedia Flash
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Created by Macromedia, Flash animation is one of the hottest technologies on the web. Because Flash is vector-based (a way of storing computer graphics), the file sizes are extremely small. This means fast streaming animation, with special effects, sound, and even interactivity.
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Macromedia software that creates vector-based graphic animations with small file sizes for use online.
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Extra plastic attached to a molded part along parting lines.
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The ridge or line of excess material left on metal or plastic objects along the parting or closing line of mold. Also known as fin.
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Macromedia Flash is an image file format for animated banners.
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Animation software designed by Macromedia Corp. Flash elements can include simple text or button animations, scrolling text, slide show pictures and even flash movies, complete with sound. Flash is not appropriate for all web sites as it can only be viewed in a linear fashion and therefore may restrict a visitor’s interactivity with the web site. Also, many flash elements take time to load and require a special plug in to be installed on a user’s computer before they can be viewed.
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A software package used to create animated and highly dynamic websites. Part of the Macromedia Products range.
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