Flow

Flow may mean:

Flow, another name for "flux" in physics, which is the rate at which something travels through a given cross section
In fluid mechanics, the word flow is often used to mean a complete description of the motion of a fluid.  See also volumetric flow rate
In circulatory physiology, the word flow (e.g. of blood or lymph fluid) is commonly used as shorthand for regional flow, i.e., flow standardised to the volume or mass of a region of tissue under study (SI units: mL/s/mL or mL/s/g)
Flow cytometry, abbreviated "flow", in certain laboratory applications, is a technique for counting, examining and sorting microscopic particles suspended in a stream of fluid
 Environmental flow, in ecology, the discharge or level of water necessary in a river or water source to sustain a healtly ecosystem
Dataflow and workflow, terms that describe the flow of data in a mostly non-linear succession of computing steps
Flow (mathematics), the one-dimensional (continuous, differentiable) action of a group, usually arising in the solution of differential equations
Examples include geodesic flow, Hamiltonian flow and Anosov flow
Network flow, an assignment of flow to the edges of a directed graph in graph theory
Flow (psychology), the feeling of complete and energized focus in an activity, with a high level of enjoyment and fulfillment (a concept popularised by the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
Flow (television), in television studies and programming, the sequence of television material from one element to the next
Flow (journal), an online journal of television and media studies
FLOW (band), a J-Pop group
Flow binding system, abbreviated "flow", a US based manufacturer of proprietary snowboard bindings*flOw, a Flash game that will be available on the PlayStation 3
Flow, the total value of sales or purchases in an accounting period, usually a quarter or a year in economics and accounting
"Flow", in hip hop and poetry, a verb or noun described as the ability to start and maintain a verse of lyrics
"Flow", the section of a skatepark which is meant to be ridden without pushing, usually consisting of banks, hills, funboxes, etc.