reflash

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verb

To flash again; to overwrite the memory of an updatable component such as a BIOS chip.

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Meanings

verbreflash (third-person singular simple present reflashes, present participle reflashing, simple past and past participle reflashed)

present singular third person reflashes · participle present reflashing · participle past reflashed · past reflashed

  1. transitivecomputingTo flash again; to overwrite the memory of an updatable component such as a BIOS chip.
  2. intransitiveTo burst back into flame after being extinguished and then receiving a large amount of oxygen.
nounreflash (plural reflashes)

plural reflashes

  1. The situation where a fire bursts back into flame after being extinguished and then receiving a large amount of oxygen.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rekindle

Origin

From re- + flash.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

flasher
Cite this entry
APA

reflash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflash

MLA

“reflash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflash. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reflash,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflash.

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