reflash
verb, noun
reflash is a verb meaning “To flash again; to overwrite the memory of an updatable component such as a BIOS chip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-F-L-A-S-H, and it appears about once in every 44 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does reflash mean?
verb
- 1
To flash again; to overwrite the memory of an updatable component such as a BIOS chip.
- 2
To burst back into flame after being extinguished and then receiving a large amount of oxygen.
noun
- 1
The situation where a fire bursts back into flame after being extinguished and then receiving a large amount of oxygen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of reflash
- reflashes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- reflashing participle, present
- reflashed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is reflash?
Reflash appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does reflash come from?
From re- + flash.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).