flag: 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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