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Vinony

flashback

noun

  1. interjected scene that takes a narrative back in time
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈflæʃ.bæk/

noun

Etymology: From flash + back.

  1. 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.
  6. 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.”

verb

Etymology: From flash + back.

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