Flashing
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Flashing may refer to:
- ExhibitionismExhibitionismExhibitionism refers to a desire or compulsion to expose parts of one's body – specifically the genitals or buttocks of a man or woman, or the breasts of a woman – in a public or semi-public circumstance, in crowds or groups of friends or acquaintances, or to strangers...
, briefly exposing one's body in a usually sexualHuman sexualityHuman sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
way, acceptable or not depending on context - Flashing (weatherproofing)Flashing (weatherproofing)Flashing refers to thin continuous pieces of sheet metal or other impervious material installed to prevent the passage of water into a structure from an angle or joint...
, construction material used to prevent the passage of water around objects - Headlight flashingHeadlight flashingHeadlight flashing refers to the act of either briefly switching on the headlights of a car, or of momentarily switching between a headlight's high beams and low beams, in an effort to communicate with another driver or drivers...
, briefly switching on main-beam headlights in a prompt action to warn oncoming drivers of dangers ahead - Facing (retail)Facing (retail)Facing is a common tool in the retail industry to create the look of a perfectly stocked store by pulling all of the products on a display or shelf to the front, as well as down stacking all the canned and stacked items...
, getting rid of gaps on shelves to create the appearance of a fuller shelf - Flashing (cinematography)Flashing (cinematography)In cinematography, flashing is a method of contrast enhancement that takes advantage of the natural physical properties of film stock to bring out detail in darker areas of the print....
, a technique that desaturates the color so that one sees more in shadowed areas - Flashing (pottery), changes to color and texture caused by the flow of flame over a pot during firing in a wood-fired or gas kiln
- Flash mobFlash mobA flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, artistic expression...
bing, an activity in which a large group of people gather at a certain place for no apparent reason - Molding flashMolding flashFlash, also known as flashing, is excess material attached to a molded, forged, or cast product, which must usually be removed. This is typically caused by leakage of the material between the two surfaces of a mold or between the base material and the mold...
, excess material attached to a moulded product which must usually be removed - Flashing (technology)Flashing (technology)Flashing refers to the overwriting of existing data on ROM modules present in a electronic device with new data. This can be done to upgrade a device or to change the provider of a service associated with the function of the device, such as changing from one mobile phone service provider to...
, the act of overwriting a ROM module in a device in order to upgrade it or change service providers - Writing to flash memoryFlash memoryFlash memory is a non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. It was developed from EEPROM and must be erased in fairly large blocks before these can be rewritten with new data...
- Flashing the BIOSBIOSIn IBM PC compatible computers, the basic input/output system , also known as the System BIOS or ROM BIOS , is a de facto standard defining a firmware interface....
, a specific case of writing to flash memory - to overwrite with a BIOS image - Flashing light, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor
- Flash (photography)Flash (photography)A flash is a device used in photography producing a flash of artificial light at a color temperature of about 5500 K to help illuminate a scene. A major purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene. Other uses are capturing quickly moving objects or changing the quality of light...
, short scene illumination - Flash evaporationFlash evaporationFlash evaporation is the partial vapor that occurs when a saturated liquid stream undergoes a reduction in pressure by passing through a throttling valve or other throttling device. This process is one of the simplest unit operations...
, causing evaporation by lowering a fluid's pressure below its vapour pressure