Flex or FLEX may refer to:

Computing

  • Apache Flex, formerly Adobe Flex, technologies for developing rich internet applications
  • Flex (language), developed by Alan Kay
  • FLEX (operating system), a single-tasking operating system for the Motorola 6800
  • FlexOS, an operating system developed by Digital Research
  • FLEX (protocol), a communication protocol for pagers
  • FLEx, a piece of software used in language documentation
  • Flex (lexical analyser generator), a lexical analyser generator and a free software alternative to lex
  • Flex machine, a computer developed by RSRE in the 1980s
  • CSS Flexible Box Layout, commonly known as Flexbox, a CSS 3 web layout model

Science and technology

  • Bending, also known as flexure, as used in mechanics
  • Flexion, in anatomy, a position made possible by the joint angle decreasing
  • Femtosecond Lenticule EXtraction, a form of refractive eye surgery
  • Flex circuit, a flexible printed circuit used in electronic assemblies
  • FLEX mission, a future satellite launch mission by the European Space Agency
  • Astrolab FLEX rover, a robotic lunar rover.
  • Flex temp, a reduced takeoff thrust setting which trades excess performance for reduced engine wear
  • Flex-fuel, a flexible-fuel vehicle
  • Inflection point, of a curve in geometry
  • Power cord, or flex, a flexible electrical cable

Music

Artists

  • Flex (singer), Félix Danilo Gómez (born 1974)
  • Funkmaster Flex (born 1968), American DJ and music producer

Albums and EPs

  • Flex (album), by Lene Lovich, 1979
  • Flex (EP), by Pitch Black, 2003

Songs

  • "Flex" (Dizzee Rascal song), 2007
  • "Flex" (Mad Cobra song), 1992
  • "Flex" (Polo G song), 2020
  • "Flex", by TFN, 2021
  • "Flex", by Shygirl and Bambii from Club Shy Room 2, 2025
  • "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)", by Rich Homie Quan, 2015

Other uses in music

  • Flex, a break in the recitation tone before the mediation in Gregorian chant
  • A "flex" in a "flex bar", a technique used in battle rap

Organizations

  • Flex Ltd., a software company, previously known as Flextronics
  • Flex (club), a nightclub in Vienna, Austria
  • Flex (company) (NASDAQ symbol: FLEX), a contract electronics maker based in Singapore
  • Flex FM, a London-based radio station
  • Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge, a German producer of power tools
  • Flex Linhas Aéreas, a Brazilian regional airline

People

  • Flex Alexander, Mark Alexander Knox (b. 1970), an American actor and comedian
  • Flex Wheeler (born 1965), American bodybuilder
  • Walter Flex (1887–1917), German author

Other uses

  • Amazon Flex, a platform for gig workers performing deliveries for Amazon
  • ChromeOS Flex, an operating system maintained by Google that is based on ChromeOS
  • Flex (comics), a fictional superhero
  • Flex (film), a commercial/short film by English director Chris Cunningham
  • Flex (magazine), an American bodybuilding magazine
  • Flex (TV program), a 2021 Philippine variety show
  • FlexAccount, the main current account offered by Nationwide Building Society since 1985
  • Flextime, a flexible working arrangement
  • Fleet Landing Exercises, a series of landing exercises conducted by the Fleet Marine Force, a combined-United States Navy/Marine landing force
  • Flex Your Rights, a civil-liberties non-profit based in Washington DC, US
  • Ford Flex, a crossover SUV produced from 2009-2019
  • Future Leaders Exchange, an American student exchange program for high school students from the former Soviet Union

See also

  • Bend (disambiguation)
  • Flexible (disambiguation)
  • Flexing (disambiguation)