flashback
English
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Noun
flashback (plural flashbacks)
- (authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
- (psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs.
- A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
- The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
- (databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
- 2004, Kevin Loney, Oracle Database 10g The Complete Reference (page 497)
- As noted, that method provides limited support for multi-table flashbacks.
- 2004, Gavin J. T. Powell, Carol McCullough-Dieter, Oracle SQL: Jumpstart with Examples (page xxv)
- […] less used and specialized types of queries, including composite queries, hierarchical queries, version flashbacks, and parallel queries.
- 2004, Kevin Loney, Oracle Database 10g The Complete Reference (page 497)
Synonyms
- (dramatic device): analepsis
Coordinate terms
- (act of remembering): reminiscence
Derived terms
- (dramatic device): inception flashback
- (flame): flashback arrestor
Descendants
- German: Flashback
Translations
a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative
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a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs
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a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug
Verb
flashback (third-person singular simple present flashbacks, present participle flashbacking, simple past and past participle flashbacked)
- (intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English flashback.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: flash‧back
Noun
flashback m (plural flashbacks, diminutive flashbackje n)
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English flashback.
Pronunciation
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Noun
flashback m (plural s)
- (narratology) flashback (earlier event inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English flashback.
Noun
flashback m (plural flashbacks)
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