Flag (lighting)
WordNet
noun
(1) A conspicuously marked or shaped tail
(2) Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
(3) Stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
(4) Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
(5) A listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
(6) A rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
(7) Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
verb
(8) Become less intense
(9) Provide with a flag
"Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"
(10) Communicate or signal with a flag
(11) Decorate with flags
"The building was flagged for the holiday"
(12) Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to an admiral, commodore, or general officer.
- Captains park in the second row, flag officers next to the building.
Noun
- A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
- A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
- A signal flag.
- The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.
- A variable or memory location that stores a true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.
- In a command line interface, a notation requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.
- an abbreviation for capture the flag.
Verb
- To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of
- To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
- Please flag a taxi down for me.
- : To signal (an event).
- The compiler flagged three errors.
- : To set a program variable to true.
- Flag the debug option before running the program.
See also
Verb
- To weaken, become feeble.
- His strength flagged toward the end of the race.
Noun
- Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
Noun
Verb
- To lay down flagstones.
- Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend.