Flex - Science and Technology

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  • A flexible printed circuit used in electronic assemblies
  • A common shortening of flexible cable, as used on electrical appliances
  • Femtosecond Lenticule EXtraction, a form of refractive eye surgery
  • Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge, a German producer of power tools
  • Flex-fuel, a Flexible-fuel vehicle
  • FLEX mission, a potential satellite launch mission by the European Space Agency
  • Flextronics (NASDAQ symbo: FLEX), a contract electronics maker in Singapore
  • Ford Flex, a full sized people mover vehicle
  • Frequency Level Expander, a Pioneer Corporation tape enhancement feature
  • Reduced flex thrust, a reduced takeoff thrust setting which trades excess performance for reduced engine wear
  • Flex and flock are synthetic materials which can be cut and thermo transferred onto t-shirts
  • An inflection point of a curve in geometry.

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