"Flash" meaning in English

See Flash in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From flash. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Flash
  1. (computing) A multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages. Categories (topical): Computing
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Proper name

Forms: the Flash [canonical], Flash [canonical]
Etymology: From flash. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Flash|head2=Flash}} the Flash or Flash
  1. (DC Comics) Any of various DC Comics superheroes who have the power of superspeed, derived from an energy called the Speed Force. Categories (topical): DC Comics, Fictional characters Translations (superhero): البَرْق (al-barq) (Arabic), Ֆլեշ (Fleš) (Armenian), 閃電俠 (Chinese Mandarin), 闪电侠 (Chinese Mandarin), Fulmulo (Esperanto), Flash (French), ფლეში (pleši) (Georgian), פלאש (Hebrew), フラッシュ (Furasshu) (Japanese), 플래시 (Peullaesi) (Korean), फ्लॅश (phlĕś) (Marathi), ვალი (vali) (Mingrelian), فلش (Persian), Flash [masculine] (Portuguese), Флэш (Flɛš) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Flash-en-name-GOU2UGtt Disambiguation of DC Comics: 17 83 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Mingrelian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Mingrelian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 49 51
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