Flicker may refer to: * Flickers, woodpeckers of the subgenus ''

Colaptes ''Colaptes'' is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The 14 species are found across the Americas. ''Colaptes'' woodpeckers typically have a brown or green back and wings with black barring, and a beige to yellowish underside, with ...

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Flicker (screen) Flicker is a visible change in brightness between cycles displayed on video displays. It applies to the refresh interval on cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions and computer monitors, as well as plasma computer displays and televisions. Occurr ...

, a change in brightness between frames that occurs on a cathode-ray screen at low refresh rates *

Flicker (light) In visual perception, flicker is a human-visible change in luminous flux of an illuminated surface or light source which can be due to fluctuations of the light source itself, or due to external causes such as due to rapid fluctuations in the volta ...

, a directly visible change in brightness of a light source *

Power-line flicker Power-line flicker is a visible change in brightness of a lamp due to rapid fluctuations in the voltage of the power supply. The voltage drop is generated over the source impedance of the grid by the changing load current of an equipment or facili ...

, a fluctuation in the voltage of AC power lines, whose compliance is regulated by IEC61000-3-3 *

Flicker noise Flicker noise is a type of electronic noise with a 1/''f'' power spectral density. It is therefore often referred to as 1/''f'' noise or pink noise, though these terms have wider definitions. It occurs in almost all electronic devices and can show ...

, electrical noise with a 1/f spectrum. * Flicker, a guitar

tremolo In music, ''tremolo'' (), or ''tremolando'' (), is a trembling effect. There are two types of tremolo. The first is a rapid reiteration: * Of a single note, particularly used on bowed string instruments, by rapidly moving the bow back and fo ...

made by ESP Guitars in the late 1970s and early 1980s People *

Tal Flicker Tal Flicker ( he, טל פליקר; born 28 May 1992) is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the under 66 kg weight category, and won bronze medals in the 2017 World Judo Championships and the 2018 European Judo Championships as well as a silv ...

(born 1992), Israeli judoka *

Theodore Flicker Theodore Jonas Flicker (June 6, 1930 – September 12, 2014) was an American playwright, theatrical producer, television and film director, actor, television writer, screenwriter, author and sculptor. Early life Born in 1930 at Freehold Boro ...

(1930–2014), American playwright * Yuval Flicker (born 1955), American mathematician Popular culture * ''Flicker'', the sophomore album by

Ayria Ayria is a Canadian futurepop/synthpop musical project formed in early 2003 by Toronto's Jennifer Parkin following her departure from the futurepop and EBM band Epsilon Minus. Biography The first Ayria album, '' Debris'', was released on Al ...

* Flicker, the original bass guitarist for the band

Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood in 1986. The band consists of cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes), plus Nic ...

* Flicker, a character in the cartoon and video game ''

Blazing Dragons ''Blazing Dragons'' is an animated television series created by Terry Jones and Gavin Scott, and produced by Nelvana and Ellipse Animation. A coinciding graphic adventure video game was released for the original PlayStation and Sega Saturn in ...

'' * ''Flicker'' (novel), by Theodore Roszak * Flicker, a candle maker transformed into a candle man appearing in ''The Ice King of Oz'' and subsequent books by

Eric Shanower Eric James Shanower (born October 23, 1963) is an American cartoonist, best known for his Oz novels and comics, and for the ongoing retelling of the Trojan War as '' Age of Bronze''. Early life Eric Shanower was born on October 23, 1963. Upon hi ...

* Flicker, a 1973 pinball table made by Bally *

Flicker Records Flicker Records is a Christian music record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It was founded by members of Christian rock group Audio Adrenaline. The label mainly focuses on rock/pop rock artists, though it also created a subsidiary, Big Hous ...

, a record label belonging to Sony * ''Flicker'' (album), the debut studio album by Niall Horan, or its title track * ''

The Flicker ''The Flicker'' is a 1966 American experimental film by Tony Conrad. The film consists of only 5 different frames: a warning frame, two title frames, a black frame, and a white frame. It changes the rate at which it switches between black and whit ...

'', an experimental film created in 1965 by Tony Conrad * ''Flicker'' (film), a 2008 Canadian film * "Flicker" (song), a song by Porter Robinson from the album ''Worlds'' * "Flicker", a song by Audio Adrenaline from the album '' Some Kind of Zombie'' Slang * A

remote control In electronics, a remote control (also known as a remote or clicker) is an electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly. In consumer electronics, a remote control can be used to operate devices such as ...

device (especially for televisions) * A

flyswatter A fly-killing device is used for pest control of flying insects, such as houseflies, wasps, moths, gnats, and mosquitoes. Flyswatter A flyswatter (or fly-swat, fly swatter) usually consists of a small rectangular or round sheet of some acros ...

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