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Flip book
Flip book (flipbook, flick book, kineograph, Daumenkino): a booklet of gradually changing images that animates when flipped, using persistence of vision. First patented by John Barnes Linnett in Britain, 18 March 1868, as the Kineograph; a major 19th-century optical toy.
Flip bucket
A flip bucket, also called a ski-jump or trajectory bucket, is a curved structure at the end of a spillway that throws high-velocity water upward as an aerated free jet.
Flip chip
Flip chip, also known as controlled collapse chip connection (C4), is a semiconductor packaging technique that mounts an integrated circuit die face-down on a substrate.
Flip clock
A flip clock is a clock that displays time with printed cards or flaps that mechanically flip over each minute, best known through Solari's split-flap system.
Flip or Flop
Flip or Flop: HGTV house-flipping reality series (2013-2022, 10 seasons) starring exes Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack, who bought and renovated foreclosed California homes, later reuniting on The Flip Off.
Flip Saunders
Flip Saunders (Philip Saunders, 1955-2015) was an NBA head coach of the Timberwolves, Pistons, and Wizards, 654-592 career record, 2004 Western Conference Finals, died of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Flip Wilson
Flip Wilson (Clerow Wilson, 1933–1998), American comedian and first Black superstar of network TV, hosted NBC's The Flip Wilson Show (1970–74), created Geraldine Jones, and won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy.
Flip-flop (electronics)
A flip-flop, or bistable circuit, is a digital circuit that stores one bit and updates it only at a clock edge, forming registers, counters, and sequential logic.
Flip-flops
Flip-flops, also called thongs, jandals, or slippers, are flat Y-strap thong sandals known since ancient Egypt (ca. 1500 BC British Museum pair), mass-produced in rubber postwar from the Japanese zori, with Havaianas launched in 1962.
FlipaClip
FlipaClip is a frame-by-frame 2D animation app for phones and tablets, launched in 2012 by the Meson brothers' Miami company Visual Blasters, with layers, onion skinning, and audio tracks.
Flipdish
Flipdish is a Dublin-based food-ordering and restaurant-technology company founded in 2015 by brothers Conor and James McCarthy. It provides white-label ordering apps and kiosks, and reached a valuation above $1.25 billion in January 2022.
Flipkart
Flipkart is an Indian e-commerce company headquartered in Bengaluru, founded in 2007 by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal as an online bookstore and majority owned by Walmart since 2018.
Flipped
Flipped (2020) is a Quibi comedy series, also a Roku Original, starring Will Forte and Kaitlin Olson as Jann and Cricket Melfi, house flippers who find cartel money in a wall; 11 short episodes, one Emmy nomination for Olson.
Flipped (2010 film)
Flipped is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama directed by Rob Reiner, in which two eighth graders see each other differently, based on Wendelin Van Draanen's novel.
Flipped classroom
The flipped classroom, also called flipped learning, is a pedagogical model in which students learn material before class and class time is spent on active practice and problem-solving.
Flipper (1964 TV series)
Flipper (1964 TV series): NBC family adventure, Sept 19, 1964–Apr 15, 1967, 88 episodes, created by Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden, produced by Ivan Tors; Brian Kelly, Luke Halpin, Tommy Norden; spin-off of the 1963 film, filmed at Miami Seaquarium.
Flipper (1996 film)
Flipper is a 1996 American family adventure film directed by Alan Shapiro, starring Elijah Wood as a teenager who befriends an orphaned dolphin in the Florida Keys.
Flipper (band)
Flipper: San Francisco punk band formed 1979, known for slow sludge punk and the 1982 album Album – Generic Flipper; not the pinball device, robot interface, or TV dolphin; influenced Nirvana and the Melvins.
Flipper Zero
Flipper Zero is a pocket-sized open-source multi-tool device made by Flipper Devices for testing access systems and radio protocols, combining sub-1 GHz radio, NFC, RFID, infrared, and Bluetooth, with a dolphin-themed interface.
Flipperachi
Flipperachi is the stage name of Hussam Aseem, a Bahraini Arabic-language rapper whose 2024 song "Fa9la" became a chart-topping hit in India through the film Dhurandhar.
Flipping Out
Flipping Out: Bravo reality docuseries (2007-2018, 11 seasons, 119 episodes) following LA house flipper and interior designer Jeff Lewis, his staff, flips like Ben Lomond, and his 2026 sequel Still Flipping Out.
Flippy (robot)
Flippy is an autonomous robotic kitchen assistant developed by Miso Robotics of Pasadena, California, that automates commercial deep fryers and is deployed most prominently at White Castle.
Flipspaces
Flipspaces is a Mumbai-based technology-enabled commercial interior design-and-build startup founded in 2015, which has delivered over 1,000 projects across India, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates.
FlipTop Battle League
FlipTop Battle League, the first Filipino rap battle league, founded February 2010 in Manila by Anygma (Alaric Riam Yuson); a cappella pre-written battles in English and Filipino, over 2.8 billion YouTube views.
Flipturn (band)
flipturn is an American indie rock band formed in Fernandina Beach, Florida, in 2015 by Dillon Basse, Tristan Duncan, and Madeline Jarman, later joined by Mitch Fountain and Devon VonBalson. Known for road-warrior touring, debut album Shadowglow (2022) and sophomore album Burnout Days (2025) on Dualtone Records.
FLIR Blackfly S
The FLIR Blackfly S is a family of compact industrial machine vision cameras made by Teledyne FLIR, announced in 2016 by Point Grey as USB3 Vision and GigE Vision models.
FLIR Boson
FLIR Boson is a family of uncooled longwave infrared thermal camera modules made by Teledyne FLIR for OEMs, announced in 2016 for drones, handhelds, and security systems.
FLIR Lepton
The FLIR Lepton is a long-wave infrared micro thermal camera module made by FLIR Systems, announced in 2014 and first used in the FLIR ONE smartphone accessory.
FLIR Vue Pro R
The FLIR Vue Pro R is a radiometric thermal camera for small drones, announced by FLIR Systems in 2016, that records calibrated temperature data in every pixel.
Flirt4Free
Flirt4Free is an adult live webcam platform operated by VS Media, Inc., founded in 1996 as VideoSecrets, where users interact with performers through paid private sessions.