Flashing

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Flashing may refer to:

  • Flashing (cell phones), re-programming the flash-memory, software, computer memory, or operating system in a mobile phone
  • Flashing (weatherproofing), construction material used to prevent the passage of water around objects
  • Flashing (driving), flashing headlights in a prompt action to warn oncoming drivers of dangers ahead
  • Facing (retail), getting rid of gaps on shelves to create the appearance of a fuller shelf
  • Flashing (cinematography), a technique that desaturates the color so that one sees more in shadowed areas
  • Flash mobbing, an activity in which a large group of people gather at a certain place for no apparent reason
  • Molding flash, excess material attached to a molded product which must usually be removed
  • Writing to flash memory
  • Flashing light, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor
  • Exhibitionism, briefly exposing one's body in a socially inappropriate way
  • Flash evaporation, causing evaporation by lowering a fluid's pressure below its vapour pressure

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