flashback

UK /ˈflæʃ.bæk/ US /ˈflæʃ.bæk/
noun 5verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

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

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

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.

4

The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.

5

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.

[…] less used and specialized types of queries, including composite queries, hierarchical queries, version flashbacks, and parallel queries.

verb

1

To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.

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