Flashing may refer to:

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* Firmware#Flashing, overwriting an EEPROM module in a device ** BIOS flashing, overwriting a BIOS image * Flashing (cinematography), a technique that desaturates the color so that one sees more in shadowed areas *

Flashing (weatherproofing) Flashing refers to thin pieces of impervious material installed to prevent the passage of water into a structure from a joint or as part of a weather resistant barrier system. In modern buildings, flashing is intended to decrease water penetration ...

, construction material used to prevent the passage of water around objects *

Flash evaporation Flash evaporation (or partial evaporation) is the partial vapor that occurs when a saturated liquid stream undergoes a reduction in pressure by passing through a throttling valve or other throttling device. This process is one of the simplest unit ...

, causing evaporation by lowering a fluid's pressure below its vapour pressure *

Flashing light A light characteristic is all of the properties that make a particular navigational light identifiable. Graphical and textual descriptions of navigational light sequences and colours are displayed on nautical charts and in Light Lists with the cha ...

, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor *

Flash (manufacturing) Flash, also known as flashing, is excess material attached to a molded, forged, or cast product, which must usually be removed. This is typically caused by leakage of the material between the two surfaces of a mold (beginning along the parting li ...

, excess material attached to a moulded product which must usually be removed

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Flashing (horse) Flashing was foaled in March 2006 and is a graded stakes winner for Godolphin (racing), Godolphin. She is trained by Saeed bin Suroor. She has won the Test Stakes and the Gazelle Stakes References

2006 racehorse births Thoroughbred fam ...

* ''Flashing'', a 1981 album by Himiko Kikuchi *

Exhibitionism Exhibitionism is the act of exposing in a public or semi-public context one's intimate parts – for example, the breasts, genitals or buttocks. The practice may arise from a desire or compulsion to expose themselves in such a manner to group ...

, sexual body exposure *

Indecent exposure Indecent exposure is the deliberate public exposure by a person of a portion of their body in a manner contrary to local standards of appropriate behavior. Laws and social attitudes regarding indecent exposure vary significantly in different ...

, inappropriate public nudity *

Headlight flashing Headlight flashing is the act of either briefly switching on the headlights of a car, or of momentarily switching between a headlight's high beams and low beams, in an effort to communicate with another driver or drivers. The signal is sometimes ...

, to alert other drivers *

Facing (retail) In the retail industry, facing (also known as blocking, zoning or levelling) is the practice of pulling products forward to the front of the display or shelf on which they are placed, typically with the items' labels facing forward. This is done t ...

, moving shelved products to the front

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