English Dictionary

flashback

/ˈflæʃ.bæk/

noun

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

I had a flashback to my childhood when I saw that old photograph.

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.

Coordinate term: reminiscence

意味（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.

意味（4）

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

意味（5）

(databases) 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.