flashbacks

noun

1. 1

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

2. 2

   A vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs.

3. 3

   A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.

4. 4

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

5. 5

   A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.