English Dictionary
◊ FLAG
flag
n 1: usually rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
2: an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality [syn: {national
flag}, {ensign}]
3: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing
bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three
drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {fleur-de-lis}, {sword lily}]
4: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
[syn: {signal flag}]
5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf
green [syn: {pin}]
6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable for paving
[syn: {flagstone}]
7: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
v 1: communicate or signal with a flag
2: provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize
it immediately"
3: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss
of tautness [syn: {sag}, {droop}, {swag}]
4: decorate with flags, as of buildings
5: become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {slacken
off}, {slack off}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ FLAG
flag
1. A variable or quantity that can take on one
of two values; a bit, particularly one that is used to
indicate one of two outcomes or is used to control which of
two things is to be done. "This flag controls whether to
clear the screen before printing the message." "The program
status word contains several flag bits." See also {hidden
flag}, {mode bit}.
2. {command line option}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1998-05-02)
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