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Fluid dynamics, or fluid flow, the motion of a gas or liquid
Environmental flow, the amount of water necessary in a watercourse to maintain a healthy ecosystem
Flow chemistry, a chemical reaction run in a continuous stream
Flow cytometry, a technique for counting, examining and sorting microscopic particles suspended in a stream of fluid
Mass flow rate, the movement of mass per time
Traffic flow, the study of interactions between vehicles, drivers, and infrastructure
Volumetric flow rate, the volume of a fluid which passes through a given surface per unit of time

Flow (mathematics), a variable that depends on time
Flow network, a directed graph where each edge receives a flow
Signal-flow graph, a graphical means of showing the relations among the variables of a set of linear algebraic relations

Packet flow, the flow of packets over a computer network.
Control flow, or flow of control of an imperative or functional computer program
Control flow diagram, describing a business process or computer program
Dataflow, computing term related to the flow of messages between software components
Data flow diagram, describing the flow of messages between software components
Calligra Flow, diagramming and flowcharting application, part of the Calligra Suite.
Traffic flow (computer networking), flow of packets from a source to a destination
Flow to HDL, tools and methods convert flow-based system design into a hardware description language
webMethods Flow, a graphical programming language used in the webMethods Integration Server
Flow (satellite), a NASA satellite

Flow (psychology), a psychological state where a person is fully immersed and focused on an activity or task
Flow diagram, with multiple meanings
Flowchart, a visual representation of procedural programming
Functional flow block diagram, in systems engineering
Signal flow, in wave propagation, the path a signal takes from source to output
Stock and flow, in economics and finance, a quantity measured over an interval of time
Workflow, a repeatable pattern of activity, usually involving multiple tasks with a specific set of outcomes

Company Flow, an American hip-hop group
Flow (television), the sequencing of TV material from one element to the next
"Flow", a song by Sade from Lovers Rock (album)
"Flow", a song by Transister
Flow (Foetus album)
Flow (Terence Blanchard album)
Flow (Conception album)
Flow (band), a Japanese rock group
Flow (journal), an online journal of television and media studies
Flow: For Love of Water, a documentary
Flow (rapping), the delivery of a rap music vocal performance, defined by prosody, cadence, and speed
Flow (video game), a video game by ThatGameCompany
CFXJ-FM, known as "The New FLOW 93.5", a radio station in Toronto, Canada
Flow (1996 film), 1996 American/Canadian film directed by Quentin Lee

Flow (policy debate), a form of note-taking in policy debate
Cash flow, the movement of cash into or out of a business, project, or financial product