Definition of "flag" []

• A piece of cloth, usually rectangular, of distinctive color and design, used as a symbol, standard, signal, or emblem. (noun)
• National or other allegiance, as symbolized by a flag: ships of the same flag. (noun)
• A ship carrying the flag of an admiral; a flagship. (noun)
• A marking device, such as a gummed strip of paper, attached to an object to attract attention or ease identification; a tab. (noun)
• The masthead of a newspaper. (noun)

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• "It was stated, that he asked the boy what he saw, and the boy answered, "_I see a little man_," -- Tell him to bring a flag, -- "_Now he has brought a flag_.""
• "Global outputdebug Function: \% A_ThisFunc\% flag = \% flag\% if Flag = 1"
• "I have never heard that an upside-down flag is code for a distress signal."