Flash

See also: flash

English

Etymology

From flash.

Proper noun

Flash

1. (computing) A multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages.
   • 2007, Ray Foley, Heather Dismore, Running a Bar for Dummies, page 273:

     Your Web site doesn't have to be full of the latest dropdowns, rollovers, superslick graphics, or Flash videos.

   • 2012, Adrian Dobre, Dev Ramtal, Physics for Flash Games, Animation, and Simulations, page 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

• Flasher
• Flash game

Proper noun

Flash or the Flash

1. (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: البَرْق (al-barq)
• Armenian: Ֆլեշ (Fleš)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 閃電俠 / 闪电侠

• Esperanto: Fulmulo
• French: Flash
• Georgian: ფლეში (pleši)
• Hebrew: פלאש
• Japanese: フラッシュ (ja) (Furasshu)
• Korean: 플래시 (Peullaesi)
• Marathi: फ्लॅश (phlĕś)
• Mingrelian: ვალი (vali)
• Persian: فلش (fa)
• Portuguese: Flash m
• Russian: Флэш (Flɛš)

Further reading

• Adobe Flash on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Flash (DC Comics character) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• halfs