FLAG


Meaning of FLAG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

[very common] 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." Used of humans analogously to bit . See also hidden flag , mode bit .

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