flashback

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈflæʃbæk/

Noun

flashback (plural flashbacks)

1. (authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
2. (psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs.
3. A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
4. The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
5. (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.

Synonyms

• (dramatic device) analepsis

Translations

• French: flashback
• German: Rückblende, Flashback
• Portuguese: flashback
• Russian: флэшбэ́к
• Spanish: analepsis

Translations

• German: Flashback
• Russian: воспомина́ние

Translations

• German: Flashback

Verb

flashback (flashbacks, present participle flashbacking; past and past participle flashbacked)

1. (intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.

Synonyms

• flash back

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