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'''Flash''' may mean:

'''Flash''', '''flashes''', or '''FLASH''' may refer to:

*[[Flash (cameraman)]], the eccentric cameraman of the British TV show, [[Quizmania]], and lead singer of the band [[King Lizard]].

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*[[Flash (cleaning products)]], a range of cleaning products popular in the United Kingdom

*[[Flash (comics)]], any of a number of comic book superheroes, who share the ability to run at superhuman speed.

*[[Flash (dog)]], the beloved basset hound of [[Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane]] on the [[United States|American]] [[television]] series "[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]."

*[[Flash (drug)]], a fictional drug used in the video game [[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]].

*[[Flash Gordon]], a comic hero and space traveller.

*[[Flash (juggling)]], the throwing and catching of a number of props when each [[prop]] is caught only once.

*[[Flash (manufacturing)]], excess material on a [[Molding_(process)|molded]] part, forming a thin fan where two parts of the mold meet.

*[[Flash memory]], a form of rewritable [[computer memory]] that holds its content without maintaining a power supply.

*[[Flash (muppet)]], a [[saxophone]] playing [[Muppet]].

*[[Flash (musician)]], the bass player for the glam rock group [[Wig Wam]].

*[[Flash (noseband)]], a type of [[noseband]] used on the bridle of a horse.

*[[Flash (novel)]], a science fiction novel by [[L. E. Modesitt, Jr.]]

*[[Flash (photography)]], bright, transient illumination in order to photograph in low light conditions.

*[[Flash (song)]], a song by ''Queen'' about Flash Gordon.

*[[Flash, Staffordshire]] is reputedly the highest village in England.

*[[Flash (tattoo)]], a generic (non-custom) tattoo art form.

*[[Flash (telecommunication)]], a message with extremely high [[message precedence|precedence]].

*[[Flash Thompson]], classmate of Peter Parker (Spider-Man).

*[[Flash (tv show)]] is also a television program hosted by Patricia Paquin.

*"Flash" is the abbreviated, popular name for [[Pennington Flash Country Park]], a renowned birdwatching area in the North West of England.

==Arts, entertainment, and media==

*[[Indecent exposure]], to flash one's nude body in public at another unsuspecting person.

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*[[Macromedia Flash]], a graphics animation computer software product.

*[[Streaking]], the practice of running around in public places nude.

===Fictional aliases===

*In [[retail]], flashing is getting rid of gaps on shelves; products are brought from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf. Also known as "fronting".

* [[The Flash]], several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:

** [[Flash (Jay Garrick)]]

** [[Barry Allen]]

** [[Wally West]], the first Kid Flash and third adult Flash

** [[Bart Allen]], the second Kid Flash who also became the adult hero for a time

* [[Flash (G.I. Joe)]], a character in the G.I. Joe universe

* Flash, a robot in the video game [[Brave series|''Brave Saga 2'']]

* Flash, a character in the comedy film ''[[Daddy Day Care]]'' (2003)

* Flash, a character in the TV science fiction drama ''[[Real Humans]]''

* Flash, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie ''[[Speed Zone#Cast|Speed Zone]]''

* Flash, a character in the TV sitcom ''[[List of Step by Step episodes|Step by Step]]''

* Flash, a character in the film ''[[Zootopia]]'' (2016)

* [[Flash Gordon]], the titular hero of science fiction comic strip

* [[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls#Flash Sentry|Flash Sentry]], in ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''

* [[Flash Thompson]], a Marvel comic book character

* Flash, known as Furzz in the US, an anthropomorphic rabbit from ''[[Roary the Racing Car]]''

===Films===

* [[Flash (1997 film)|''Flash'' (1997 film)]], Disney Channel

* [[Flash (2007 film)|''Flash'' (2007 film)]], Malayalam

* [[The Flash (film)|''The Flash'' (film)]], 2023 film based on DC comics

===Games===

* [[Flash (pinball)|''Flash'' (pinball)]], a 1979 Williams pinball game

* [[Teen patti]] or Flash, a three-card poker-style game

* [[The Flash (video game)|''The Flash'' (video game)]], 1991, based on the superhero

===Literature===

====Comics====

* ''[[Flash Comics]]'', a 1940s anthology comic book

* [[The Flash (DC Rebirth)|''The Flash'' (DC Rebirth)]], a comic book in the DC Rebirth relaunch

* [[The Flash (comic book)|''The Flash'' (comic book)]], an ongoing DC series

====Other literature====

* [[Flash (Krentz novel)|''Flash'' (Krentz novel)]], a 1998 romance novel

* [[Flash (Modesitt novel)|''Flash'' (Modesitt novel)]], a 2004 science fiction novel

* [[Flash (magazine)|''Flash'' (magazine)]], a quarterly Australian photography magazine

* [[Flash (Auckland newspaper)|''Flash'' (Auckland newspaper)]], New Zealand

* [[Flash (French newspaper)]], a defunct far-right newspaper

===Music===

====Artists====

* [[Flash (band)]], a 1970s progressive rock group

====Albums and EPs====

* [[Flash (Amoyamo album)|''Flash'' (Amoyamo album)]] (2013)

* [[Flash (EP)|''Flash'' (EP)]], 2010, by Crystal Kay

* [[Flash (Jeff Beck album)|''Flash'' (Jeff Beck album)]]

* [[Flash (Electric Food album)|''Flash'' (Electric Food album)]] (1970)

* [[Flash (Flash album)|''Flash'' (Flash album)]] (1972)

* [[Flash (Moving Sidewalks album)|''Flash'' (Moving Sidewalks album)]] (1968)

* [[Flash (Towa Tei album)|''Flash'' (Towa Tei album)]] (2005)

* ''Flash'', a 1996 album by [[Red Five (band)|Red Five]]

====Songs====

* [[Flashes (song)|"Flashes" (song)]], 1931, by Bix Beiderbecke

* [[Flash (Queen song)|"Flash" (Queen song)]], 1980

* [[Flash (Stéphanie song)|"Flash" (Stéphanie song)]], 1986

* [[Flash (B.B.E. song)|"Flash" (B.B.E. song)]], 1997

* [[Flash (Iggy Azalea song)|"Flash" (Iggy Azalea song)]], 2012

* [[Flash (Perfume song)|"Flash" (Perfume song)]], 2016

* [[Flash (X1 song)|"Flash" (X1 song)]], 2019

* "Flash", a song by 2hollis from ''[[Star (2hollis album)|Star]]'', 2025

* "Flash", a song by Cigarettes After Sex from their [[Cigarettes After Sex (album)|self-titled album]], 2017

* "Flash", a song by [[Rocket Punch]], 2022

===Television{{anchor|Television}}===

* [[The Flash (1990 TV series)|''The Flash'' (1990 TV series)]], an American superhero series

* [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'' (2014 TV series)]], an American superhero series

* [[Flash (The Detectives)|"Flash" (''The Detectives'')]], a 1995 episode

==Military==

* [[Flash priority]] (or FLASH), any of several military message precedence designations

* [[M202 FLASH]], a rocket launcher

* [[Operation Flash]], a May 1995 Croatian Army offensive in Western Slavonia

* [[Tactical recognition flash]], a combat clothing arm patch indicating affiliation

==People==

===In arts and entertainment===

* [[Flash (wrestler)]] (born 1981), masked professional wrestler

* [[Flash Brown]] (born 1981), pornographic actor and basketball player

* [[Adam Flash]] (born 1971), American professional wrestler

* [[Flash Flanagan]] (born 1974), American professional wrestler

* [[Grandmaster Flash]] (born 1958), American hip hop musician and DJ

* [[Larry "Flash" Jenkins]] (1955–2019), American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter

* [[Scott Norton]] (born 1961), American professional wrestler

* [[Flash Terry]] (1934–2004), American guitarist and singer

===In sport===

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* Flash (active 1995), on the TV show ''[[American Gladiators (1989 TV series)|American Gladiators]]''

* [[Gabriel Elorde]] (1935–1985), Filipino professional boxer

* [[Richard Flash]] (born 1976), English footballer

* [[Josh Gordon]] (born 1991), American football player

* [[Flash Hollett]] (1911–1999), Canadian ice hockey defenceman

* [[Cordarrelle Patterson]] (born 1991), American football player

* [[Gordon Shedden]] (born 1979), British racing driver

* [[Dwyane Wade]] (born 1982), American basketball player

* [[Lee Young-ho]] (born 1992), South Korean professional Starcraft player also known as "Flash"

===Other people===

* [[George Flash]] (1909–1990), Israeli politician

* [[Sandy Flash]] (died 1778), American highwayman

* [[Mark Kennedy (policeman)]] (born 1969), known undercover as Flash or Mark Stone

==Places==

* [[Flash, Staffordshire]], a village in England

* [[The Flash (lake)]], near Borras, Wales

==Science and technology==

===Computing===

* [[Adobe Flash]] (formerly Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash), multimedia platform software

* [[Flash memory]], a kind of non-volatile computer memory

* ''Flash!'', the bundled graphics package for the [[SAM Coupé]] home computer

===Other uses in science and technology===

* [[Flash (manufacturing)]], excess material attached to a moulded product

* [[Flash (photography)]], instantaneous illumination for picture taking

* [[FLASH]], a particle physics facility in Germany

* [[Flash lightning]], a lightning burst within a cloud (Intracloud)

* [[FlAsH-EDT2]] or FlAsH tag, a fluorescent label for proteins

* [[Fly Castelluccio Flash]], an Italian paramotor design

* [[Hook flash]], a telephony signal, often known as simply 'flash'

* [[M202 FLASH]], a rocket launcher

* [[Tilbury Flash]], an American racing monoplane built in the 1930s

* [[Fast low angle shot magnetic resonance imaging]] (FLASH), an MRI pulse sequence

==Sports==

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* [[Flash (juggling)]], a type of throwing and catching

* [[Delaware Blue Coats]], originally the Utah Flash, an NBA Development League team

* [[Flash Engineering]], a Swedish motorsports team

* [[Flash Stakes]], a former Thoroughbred horse race

* [[Kent State Golden Flashes]] or just the Flashes, the athletics teams of Kent State University

* [[Las Vegas Flash]], an inline hockey team in 1994

* [[Monterrey Flash]], a Mexican indoor soccer team formed in 2011

* [[Rochester Flash]], a former American Soccer League team

* [[San Diego Flash]], a soccer team based in San Diego, California

* [[Western New York Flash]], an American women's soccer franchise

==Other uses==

* [[Flash (cleaning product)]], the trading name of Mr. Clean in the UK and Ireland

* [[Flash (lake)]], a body of water that forms where the land below it has subsided

* [[Flash (tattoo)]], a source pattern for body art

* Flash, to expose a person's private parts to another person in [[exhibitionism]]

* Flash, a lightning bolt symbol, for example in [[Flash and Circle]]

* [[Flash Airlines]], an Egyptian private charter airline

* [[Flash BRT]], a bus system in Montgomery County, Maryland

==See also==

* [[FlashbackFlashing (disambiguation)|Flashback]] (disambiguation)

* {{lookfrom|Flash}}

*[[Flash point]], the lowest temperature at which a substance can form an ignitable mix with air.

* {{intitle|Flash}}

*[[Flash mob]], a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, do something unusual or notable, and then disperse.

*[[Operation Flashpoint]] is a tactical shooter game on a PC.

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