My computer flashed me the highly unwelcome message of a flickering red nine.

The computer in the corner of the living room switched itself on, flashed system error, and died.

The next day, his car's computer flashed a service advisory.

"But when other officers picked up the gun to fire, the computer flashed red to register that they weren't authorized," he said.

Well, it happened just like that when a computer flashed flattery about a user's performance.

In rapid succession the computer flashed the number of nine more gaskets that were breaking down.

Late in August, computers flashed an account of a woman being raped while jogging near campus.

The computer flashed a light; I breathed a sigh of relief.

The computer wiped the other alternatives and flashed a series of new choices.

The computer flashed a map of the local area up on a white-washed wall.