type of North American woodpecker, 1808, American English, said to be echoic of bird's note, or from black spots on plumage of the underparts that seem to flicker as it flits from tree to tree.

1849, "wavering, unsteady light or flame;" 1857 as "a flickering," from flicker (v.).

Old English flicorian "to flutter, flap quickly and lightly, move the wings," originally of birds. Onomatopoeic and suggestive of quick motion. Sense of "shine with a wavering light&quo [..]

in CRT displays, the screen is rapidly refreshed, generally 50-100 times per second. In between refreshes, phosphors dim, but the human eye will only perceive the average luminance provided that the r [..]

The attempt to suggest sources such as fire. It is easy to overdo the effect and undermine the reality. One reality: TV sets don't flicker.

The disastrous effects of a Discharge Lamp that is out of Sync with a film camera - among other causes.

move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" a momentary flash of light North American woodpecker flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and of [..]

to burn brightly and then dimly so that the light is not steady

In video, any of several visual artifacts similar to (i.e., manifested as) a stroboscopic effect (jerkiness), sometimes caused by or related to vertical synchronization characteristics or video field display rates. [JSB]

refers to the unsteady, stroboscopic, fluctuating effect perceived by the viewer, often produced by an improperly-photographed or projected film; similar to the old-time movie effect  

The alternation of light and dark which can be visually perceived.

Here are some things to try to avoid flicker: In a Canvas.paint (), there is no need to call super. paint() since update() will have already cleared the screen. In your update routine, don’t erase any [..]

(n) a momentary flash of light(n) North American woodpecker(n) the act of moving back and forth(v) move back and forth very rapidly(v) shine unsteadily(v) flash intermittently

Refers to the phenomenon of flickering light and dark screens when imaging under fluorescent lighting.

To faint or simulate fainting.

Common in early video game consoles, this visual glitch made certain objects look transparent and hard to see. It was often the result of hardware limitations or poor programming.

A rapid and continuous change in light levels caused by the modulation of the light output from fluorescent lamps.

Caused when too many objects are on the screen at once. The system’s processor cannot handle all the moving items thereby causing a “flicking” effect where you see the image or part of it, display on [..]

An unsteady flash of light. A short moment. *Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Alfred Tennyson *: The shadows flicker to and fro. *John Dryden *: And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing.