Adobe Flash (formerly called
Macromedia Flash and
Shockwave Flash) is a
multimedia and
software platform used for creating
vector graphics,
animation,
browser games,
rich Internet applications,
desktop applications,
mobile applications and
mobile games. Flash displays text,
vector and
raster graphics to provide animations, video games and applications. It allows streaming of
audio and video, and can capture mouse, keyboard, microphone and camera input.