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Encyclopedia > Flashing
Look up flashing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Flashing may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

  • Flashing (Mobile / Cell Phones), The procedure of re-programming the flash-memory / Software / computer memory / operating system in a mobile phone.
  • Flashing (weatherproofing), material used around objects which protrude from a roof or wall
  • Flashing (driving), flashing headlights in a prompt action to warn oncoming drivers of dangers ahead (police who are speed spotting for example)
  • Flashing (retail), getting rid of gaps on shelves to create a 'fuller' shelf
  • Flashing (cinematography), a technique that desaturates the color and makes blacks become grey, so that one sees more into the shadow areas
  • Flash mobbing, an activity in which a group of people gather at a certain place to engage in a bizarre or comic activity, having arranged to do so using (in most cases) the internet or other means of electronic communication
  • Molding flash, excess material attached to a molded product which must usually be removed
  • Writing to flash memory
  • Blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor
  • Briefly displaying a sexually arousing part of the body

Flashing 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. ... A downtown Toronto pillow fight flash mob. ... Molding flash is excess material attached to a molded product, which must be removed. ... A USB flash drive. ... Example of a blinking eye (slow-motion) Blinking is the rapid closing and opening of the eyelid. ... An exhibitionist exposing himself at a soccer game. ...

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