flashback
nomverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- //ˈflæʃ.bæk//
A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
nom
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A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
- 2
A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
- 3
Something that evokes old memories; a throwback.
We danced fast to Martha and the Vandellas, Supremes or even the Beach Boys. Slow to Dusty Springfield or Righteous Brothers (how's that for a heavy flash back?)
- 4
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
Maude Lebowski: What do you do for recreation? / The Dude: Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.
- 5
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
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A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
As noted, that method provides limited support for multi-table flashbacks.
[…] less used and specialized types of queries, including composite queries, hierarchical queries, version flashbacks, and parallel queries.
Étymologie
From flash + back.
verbe
- 1
To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
Formes
- pluriel
- flashbacks
- passé
- flashbacked
- participe passé
- flashbacked
- participe présent
- flashbacking
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- flashbacks
flashback · A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
flashing · A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.flashlight · A battery-powered hand-held light source.flashy · Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.