Flak (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Flak refers to anti-aircraft gunfire
, derived during World War II from the German Flugabwehrkanone, for "aircraft defence cannon".
Flak may also refer to:
Anti-aircraft warfare
NATO defines air defence as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground and air based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures. It may be to protect naval, ground and air forces...
, derived during World War II from the German Flugabwehrkanone, for "aircraft defence cannon".
Flak may also refer to:
- Flak (or Flack), an informal term for a media relations representativePublic relationsPublic relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
- Flak (Transformers)Flak (Transformers)-Transformers: Generation 1:Flak is a Micromaster. He is a tactical expert who works for Big Shot. Oddly he is also a full-sized Autobot who works for Thunderclash.-Marvel Comics:Events from the Marvel U.K...
, a fictional character - Flak jacketFlak jacketthumb|300px|The two components of an obsolete British military flak vest. On the left, the nylon vest. On the right, the several layers of [[ballistic nylon]] that provide the actual protection...
, protective clothing worn by soldiers and others to protect themselves from debris and shrapnel - Intense criticismCriticismCriticism is the judgement of the merits and faults of the work or actions of an individual or group by another . To criticize does not necessarily imply to find fault, but the word is often taken to mean the simple expression of an objection against prejudice, or a disapproval.Another meaning of...
, a metaphor derived from intense anti-aircraft gunfire; e.g. "I'll have to take the flak for my department's mistakes." - "Flak", a class of the Propaganda model advanced by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky
- "Flat land" or "flat sandbank", as a component of Germanic language area place names, e.g. FlakfortetFlakfortetFlakfortet is a sea fortress located on the artificially built island, Saltholmreb, in Øresund between Copenhagen and Malmö. The island and fort are simply known as Flakfortet, the name of the island, Saltholmreb, is seldom used....
- Flak MagazineFlak MagazineFlak Magazine was a pioneering American online magazine, founded in 1998. The chief editor is James Norton, the managing editor is Joey Rubin. , it reported over 250,000 unique visitors monthly. In 2008, Flak suspended publication....
, an American online magazine, founded in 1998 - Flak, an 8-bit8-bitThe first widely adopted 8-bit microprocessor was the Intel 8080, being used in many hobbyist computers of the late 1970s and early 1980s, often running the CP/M operating system. The Zilog Z80 and the Motorola 6800 were also used in similar computers...
computer game published in 1984 by Funsoft - Flak, a UK band whose music has featured in Malcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
TV series - Flak, a fictional commanding officer in the Advance Wars video games
- F.L.A.K., a fictional weapon in the G.I. Joe universe
See also
- FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), an audio data compression scheme