flashbacks

Noun

flashback (plural flashbacks)

1. A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

   Synonyms:

   analepsis

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?)1971, Georgia Strait, “The Gay Ghetto”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 17
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.1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture)
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.2004, Kevin Loney, Oracle Database 10g The Complete Reference, page 497

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