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Flash
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flash
English
Etymology
From en flash.
Proper noun
en computing A multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages.
en 2007 Ray Foley; Heather Dismore Running a Bar for Dummies 273 Your Web site doesn't have to be full of the latest dropdowns, rollovers, superslick graphics, or Flash videos.
en 2012 Adrian Dobre; Dev Ramtal Physics for Flash Games, Animation, and Simulations 4 Flash games are ever so popular on the Web. As the capabilities of the Flash Player continue to improve, better and more powerful games can be built.
Derived terms
en Flasher Flash game
Proper noun
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en DC Comics Any of various DC Comics superheroes who have the power of superspeed, derived from an energy called the Speed Force.
Translations
superhero
Arabic: ar البَرْق
Armenian: hy Ֆլեշ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 閃電俠
Esperanto: eo Fulmulo
French: fr Flash
Georgian: ka ფლეში
Hebrew: he פלאש
Japanese: ja フラッシュ Furasshu
Korean: ko ^플래시
Marathi: mr फ्लॅश
Mingrelian: xmf ვალი
Persian: fa فلش
Portuguese: pt Flash m
Russian: ru Флэш
Further reading
Adobe Flash
Flash (DC Comics character)
Anagrams
en afhls halfs
en DC Comics Fictional characters