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A Flash animation or Flash cartoon is an animated film which is created using Adobe Flash or similar animation software and often distributed in the. swf file format.

The term Flash animation not only refers to the file format but to a certain kind of movement and visual style which, in many circles, is seen as simplistic or unpolished.

However, with dozens of Flash animated television series, countless more Flash animated television commercials, and award-winning online shorts in circulation, Flash animation is enjoying a renaissance.