Flashing may refer to:

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* , overwriting an EEPROM or flash module in a device **

BIOS flashing In computing, BIOS (, ; Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is a type of firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization d ...

, overwriting a BIOS image *

Flashing (cinematography) In cinematography and photography, flashing is the exposure of the film or digital sensors to uniform light prior to exposing them to the scene. It is used as a method of contrast control to bring out detail in darker areas. This adds a bias to the ...

, a technique that desaturates the color so that one sees more in shadowed areas *

Flashing (weatherproofing) Flashing is 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 at obj ...

, 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 u ...

, 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 somewhat navigational light identifiable. Graphical and textual descriptions of navigational light sequences and colours are displayed on nautical charts and in Light Lists ...

, 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 Cast may refer to: Music * Cast (band), an English alternative rock band * Cast (Mexican band), a progressive Mexican rock band * The Cast, a Scottish mu ...

, 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. She is trained by Saeed bin Suroor. She has won the Test Stakes and the Gazelle Stakes The Gazelle Stakes (formerly Gazelle Handicap until 2004) is an American th ...

* ''Flashing'', a 1981 album by

Himiko Kikuchi is a Japanese jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer and arranger. Early life Kikuchi was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 2, 1953. Raised in Shiogama, she began studying classical piano at the age of 7, under the tutelage of Ruiko Kog ...

* Flashing, or exposing, one's intimate parts; see

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. As used in psychology and psychiatry, it is substantially different. It refers to an uncontrolla ...

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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 sometim ...

, to alert other drivers

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