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plural flashbacks
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative. examples
(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug. quotations examples
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)
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system. examples
(databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed. quotations examples
As noted, that method provides limited support for multi-table flashbacks.
2004, Kevin Loney, Oracle Database 10g The Complete Reference, page 497
[…] less used and specialized types of queries, including composite queries, hierarchical queries, version flashbacks, and parallel queries.
2004, Gavin J. T. Powell, Carol McCullough-Dieter, Oracle SQL: Jumpstart with Examples, page xxv
third-person singular simple present flashbacks, present participle flashbacking, simple past and past participle flashbacked
(intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past. examples