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flag
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1. n. [very common] A variable or quantity that can take on one of two values;
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a bit, particularly one that is used to indicate one of two outcomes or is
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used to control which of two things is to be done. This flag controls
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whether to clear the screen before printing the message. The program status
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word contains several flag bits. Used of humans analogously to bit. See also
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hidden flag , mode bit.
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2. v. To indicate to the sysadmin or a censorware system that user submitted
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content on a web site is somehow inappropriate, typically via a button
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marked "flag".
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