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A flood is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land. Flood(s), The Flood, Flooded or Flooding may also refer to:


Computing

* Flood fill, an algorithm that determines the area connected to a given node in a multi-dimensional array * Flooding (computer networking) *
Internet Relay Chat flood Flooding or scrolling on an IRC network is a method of disconnecting users from an IRC server (a form of Denial of Service), exhausting bandwidth which causes network latency ('lag'), or just disrupting users. Floods can either be done by scripts ( ...
, a form of denial-of-service attack *
MAC flooding In computer networking, a media access control attack or MAC flooding is a technique employed to compromise the security of network switches. The attack works by forcing legitimate MAC table contents out of the switch and forcing a unicast floodin ...
, a technique employed to compromise the security of network switches *
Network flood In computing, a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is a cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connect ...
, a denial-of-service attack on a network


Film and television

* ''The Flood'' (1927 film), a German silent film * ''The Flood'' (1931 film), American film directed by James Tinling * ''The Flood'' (1958 film), a Czech film * ''The Flood'' (1962 film), an American television film narrated by
Laurence Harvey Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 192825 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to South Africa at an early age, before later settling in th ...
* ''The Flood'' (1963 film), children's adventure film written by
Jean Scott Rogers Jean Scott Rogers (18 January 1908–2000) was a British writer and film and television screenwriter perhaps best known for her film ''Corridors of Blood'' (1958) and for her work for the Children's Film Foundation.Flood!'', a 1976 American television film * '' The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?'' a 1993 American film based on real events. * ''The Flood'' (1994 film), a French-Russian film * ''Flood'' (2007 film), a 2007 disaster film * ''Flood'' (2017 film), a 2017 Canadian animated short film by Amanda Strong * ''The Flood'' (2010 film) or ''Mabul'', an Israeli film * ''The Flood'' (2019 film), a British drama film directed by Anthony Woodley * "Flooded" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), an episode of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * "Flood" (''The Young Ones''), an episode of ''The Young Ones'' * "The Flood" (''Mad Men''), an episode of ''Mad Men'' * The Flood, a fictional viral Doctor Who villain


Literature

* ''The Flood'' (Al-Fayḍān), a 1975 short story collection by Haidar Haidar * ''Flood'' (Baxter novel), a 2008 novel by Stephen Baxter * '' Halo: The Flood'', a 2003 novel by William C. Dietz * ''Flood'' (Doyle novel), a 2002 novel by Richard Doyle * ''The Flood'' (novel), a 1986 novel by Ian Rankin * ''The Flood'' (novella), an 1880 novella by Émile Zola * ''The Flood'', a 2004 novel by Maggie Gee * ''Flood'', a 2002 novel by James Heneghan *''Floods'', a 2000 volume of poetry by Maurice Riordan * ''Flood'', a 1985 novel in the Burke series by Andrew Vachss * ''Flood: A Romance of Our Time'', a 1964 novel by Robert Penn Warren


Music

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The Flood (band) The Flood are an Australian roots music band formed by Kevin Bennett and James Gillard, with Mark Collins and Doug Bligh. The group won the Tamworth 2006 Golden Guitar Award for Vocal Group or Duo of the Year with their track, "Hello Blue Sky". ...
, an Australian band *
Flood (producer) Mark Ellis (born 16 August 1960), known by his professional pseudonym Flood, is a British rock and synthpop record producer and audio engineer. Flood's list of work includes projects with New Order, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Marc and the Mambas, De ...
or Mark Ellis (born 1960), record producer


Albums

* ''Flood'' (Boris album) (2000) * ''Flood'' (Jeremy Fisher album) (2010) * ''The Flood'' (Gospel Gangstaz album) (2006) * ''Flood'' (Headswim album) (1994) * ''Flood'' (Herbie Hancock album) (1975) * ''Flood'' (Kreidler album) (2019) * ''The Flood'' (Of Mice & Men album) (2011) * ''Flood'' (Keren Peles album) (2008) * ''Flood'' (They Might Be Giants album) (1990) * ''Flood'' (Stella Donnelly album) (2022) * ''Flood'', a 1999 album by Jocelyn Pook


Songs

* "The Flood" (Cheryl song) (2010) * "Floods" (Fightstar song) (2008) * "Flood" (Jars of Clay song) (1995) * "The Flood" (Katie Melua song) (2010) * "Floods" (Pantera song) (1996) * "The Flood" (Take That song) (2010) * "Flood", a song by the American band Bright from ''
Bells Break Their Towers ''Bells Break Their Towers'' is the fifth studio album by post-rock band Bright Bright may refer to: Common meanings *Bright, an adjective meaning giving off or reflecting illumination; see Brightness *Bright, an adjective meaning someone with ...
'' * "The Flood", a song by Escape the Fate from '' This War Is Ours'' * "Flood", a song by the Feelers from '' Communicate'' * "The Flood", a song by the Haunted from ''
The Dead Eye ''The Dead Eye'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish metal band The Haunted (Swedish band), The Haunted. It was released on 30 October 2006. The "bloodpack" edition includes the collectors edition DVD, promotional button, two-sided guitar pi ...
'' * "The Flood", a song by Leprous from '' The Congregation'' * "Flood", a song by Neurosis from ''
Sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ...
'' * "Flood I", a song by the Sisters of Mercy from '' Floodland'' * "Flood II", a song by the Sisters of Mercy from '' Floodland'' * "The Flood", a song by the Soundtrack of Our Lives from '' Behind the Music'' * "Flood", a song by Tool from '' Undertow''


Musicals

* ''The Flood'' (Stravinsky), a 1962 musical play by Igor Stravinsky * ''The Flood'', a 2001 musical by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel


Places

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Flood, British Columbia Flood is a rural community in the District of Hope, British Columbia, Canada, located west of the town of Hope on the south bank of the Fraser River in the far eastern end of the Fraser Valley region. It is primarily agricultural in nature. Its o ...
, Canada *
Flood, Virginia Flood is an unincorporated community in Appomattox County Appomattox County is a United States county located in the Piedmont region and near the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is part of the Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan ...
, U.S., an unincorporated community


Religion

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Flood (mythology) A flood myth or a deluge myth is a myth in which a great flood, usually sent by a deity or deities, destroys civilization, often in an act of divine retribution. Parallels are often drawn between the flood waters of these myths and the primae ...
*
Genesis flood narrative The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is the Hebrew version of the universal flood myth. It tells of God's decision to return the universe to its pre- creation state of watery chaos and remake it through the micro ...
, a flood myth found in the Tanakh


Video games

* Flood (''Halo''), fictional creatures in the ''Halo'' game series * ''Flood'' (video game), a 1990 game for Amiga and Atari ST


Other uses

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Flood (surname) Flood is a traditional Irish and Scottish surname and may refer to: * Alexandra Flood (born 1990), Australian operatic soprano, sister of Georgia Flood * Ann Flood (1932–2022), American actress * Anthony Flood (born 1984), Irish footballer * Ch ...
, a surname (includes a list) * Flooding (Australian football), a sports tactic *
Flooding (nuclear reactor core) Flooding refers to a fluid flow phenomenon whereby countercurrent exchange, counter-current two-phase flow is reversed and runs concurrent in the direction of the initial gas/vapor phase flow when filling, or "flooding", a nuclear reactor core wit ...
* Flooding (psychology), a psychotherapeutic technique * Flooding algorithm, methods for distributing material in a graph


See also

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Flood v. Kuhn ''Flood v. Kuhn'', 407 U.S. 258 (1972), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that preserved the reserve clause in Major League Baseball (MLB) players' contracts. By a 5–3 margin, the Court reaffirmed the antitrust exempti ...
'', a U.S. Supreme Court decision * Flooded engine, an engine fed too much or too rich fuel * Floodlight, an artificial light *
Fludd (disambiguation) Fludd may refer to: People * Robert Fludd, 16th century mystic *Thomas Fludd, MP Other *Fludd (band), a Canadian rock band prominent in the 1970s * ''Fludd'' (novel), a novel by Hilary Mantel *F.L.U.D.D., a water jet used as the protagonist's main ...
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