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  • 1Flash powder — is a pyrotechnic composition, a mixture of oxidizer and metallic fuel which burns quickly and if confined will produce a loud report. It is widely used in theatrical pyrotechnics and fireworks (namely salutes, eg. cherry bombs, M 80s, and… …

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  • 2Flash Thompson — in Cover of The Amazing Spider Man vol. 2, 574 (Dec, 2008).Art by Barry Kitson. Publication information …

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  • 3flash point — flash′ point or flash′point n. 1) chem. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame 2) cvb a point or stage at which an event or situation… …

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  • 4Flash Legs — aka Shaolin Deadly Kicks , is a martial arts action film starring Dorian Tan and Lo Lieh. It was released by Ocean Shore.PlotA gang of robbers (known as The Eight Dragons ) have infiltrated a local residence in an attempt to steal a map. Upon it …

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  • 5Flash (Stéphanie song) — For other uses, see Flash (disambiguation). Flash Single by Princess Stéphanie of Monaco from the album Besoin …

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  • 6Flash Gordon (1954 TV series) — infobox television show name = Flash Gordon caption = Title card from episode Akim the Terrible format = Space opera runtime = 0:25 starring = Steve Holland Irene Champlin Joseph Nash country = United States West Germany France network = DuMont… …

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  • 7Flash memory — Computer memory types Volatile RAM DRAM (e.g., DDR SDRAM) SRAM In development T RAM Z RAM TTRAM Historical Delay line memory Selectron tube Williams tube Non volatile …

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  • 8Flash Gordon — Superherobox| caption=The first Flash Gordon comic strip comic color=background:#c0c0c0 character name=Flash Gordon real name= publisher=King Features Syndicate debut=January 7, 1934 creators=Alex Raymond alliance color=background:#ffc0c0… …

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  • 9Flash (photography) — The furious wing action of a Hummingbird Hawk moth is frozen by flash. The flash has given the foreground more illumination than the background. See Inverse square law A flash is a device used in photography producing a flash of artificial light… …

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  • 10Flash Orders and Dark Pools — Controversial trading techniques that may give some investors an unfair advantage. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may move to ban certain novel trading methods, Charles Duhigg reported for The Times: The S.E.C. chairwoman, Mary L.… …

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