Flag vs. Switch

Flagnoun

A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.

Switchnoun

A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.

Flagnoun

An exact representation of a flag (for example: a digital one used in websites).

Switchnoun

A change.

Flagnoun

(nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.

Switchnoun

A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point.

Flagnoun

A signal flag.

Switchnoun

A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.

Flagnoun

(construction) lang=en a construction material used for paving, flooring, roofing or tiling

Switchnoun

(computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.

‘Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.’;

Flagnoun

The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.

Switchnoun

A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.

Flagnoun

(computer science) 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.

Switchnoun

A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.

Flagnoun

(computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.

Switchnoun

(telecommunication) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.

Flagnoun

(British) An abbreviation for capture the flag.

Switchnoun

(BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.

Flagnoun

(geometry) A sequence of faces of a given polytope, one of each dimension up to that of the polytope (formally, though in practice not always explicitly, including the null face and the polytope itself), such that each face in the sequence is part of the next-higher dimension face.

Switchverb

(transitive) To exchange.

‘I want to switch this red dress for a green one.’;

Flagnoun

A sequence of subspaces of a vector space, beginning with the null space and ending with the vector space itself, such that each member of the sequence (until the last) is a proper subspace of the next.

Switchverb

(transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.

‘Switch the light on.’;

Flagnoun

Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.

Switchverb

(transitive) To whip or hit with a switch.

Flagnoun

A slice of turf; a sod.

Switchverb

(intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.

‘I want to switch to a different seat.’;

Flagnoun

A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.

Switchverb

To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.

Flagnoun

(geology) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.

Switchverb

To swing or whisk.

‘to switch a cane’;

Flagverb

To furnish or deck out with flags.

Switchverb

To be swung or whisked.

‘The angry cat's tail switched back and forth.’;

Flagverb

To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.

Switchverb

To trim.

‘to switch a hedge’;

Flagverb

(often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.

‘Please flag down a taxi for me.’;

Switchverb

To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.

‘to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another’;

Flagverb

To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.

‘to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance’;

Switchverb

(ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.

Flagverb

(often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.

‘I've flagged up the need for further investigation into this.’; ‘Users of the Internet forum can flag others' posts as inappropriate.’;

Switchadjective

(snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.

Flagverb

(computing) To signal (an event).

‘The compiler flagged three errors.’;

Switchadjective

Pertaining to skiing backwards.

Flagverb

(computing) To set a program variable to true.

‘Flag the debug option before running the program.’;

Switchnoun

A small, flexible twig or rod.

‘Mauritania, on the fifth medal, leads a horse with something like a thread; in her other hand she holds a switch.’;

Flagverb

To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.

Switchnoun

A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another.

Flagverb

(sports) To penalize for an infraction.

‘The defender was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.’;

Switchnoun

A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.

Flagverb

(intransitive) To weaken, become feeble.

‘His strength flagged toward the end of the race.’;

Switchnoun

A device for shifting an electric current to another circuit, or for making and breaking a circuit.

Flagverb

To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

Switchverb

To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.

Flagverb

To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.

‘to flag the wings’;

Switchverb

To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.

Flagverb

To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.

Switchverb

To trim, as, a hedge.

Flagverb

(transitive) To pave with flagstones.

‘Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend.’;

Switchverb

To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; - generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.

Flagverb

To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

‘As loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast.’;

Switchverb

To shift to another circuit.

Flagverb

To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the strength flags.

‘The pleasures of the town begin to flag.’;

Switchverb

To walk with a jerk.

Flagverb

To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness; as, to flag the wings.

Switchnoun

control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

Flagverb

To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of.

‘Nothing so flags the spirits.’;

Switchnoun

an event in which one thing is substituted for another;

‘the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood’;

Flagverb

To signal to with a flag or by waving the hand; as, to flag a train; also used with down; as, to flag down a cab.

Switchnoun

hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure

Flagverb

To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance.

Switchnoun

railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

Flagverb

To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, or the like to arouse the animal's curiosity.

‘The antelope are getting continually shyer and more difficult to flag.’;

Switchnoun

a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

Flagverb

To furnish or deck out with flags.

Switchnoun

a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

Flagverb

To lay with flags of flat stones.

‘The sides and floor are all flagged with . . . marble.’;

Switchnoun

the act of changing one thing or position for another;

‘his switch on abortion cost him the election’;

Flagnoun

That which flags or hangs down loosely.

Switchverb

change over, change around, or switch over

Flagnoun

A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask information; - commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors; as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.

Switchverb

exchange or give (something) in exchange for

Flagnoun

A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.

Switchverb

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another;

‘switch to a different brand of beer’; ‘She switched psychiatrists’; ‘The car changed lanes’;

Flagnoun

One of the wing feathers next the body of a bird; - called also flag feather.

Switchverb

make a shift in or exchange of;

‘First Joe led; then we switched’;

Flagnoun

An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus.

Switchverb

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;

‘switch on the light’; ‘throw the lever’;

Flagnoun

A flat stone used for paving.

Switchverb

flog with or as if with a flexible rod

Flagnoun

Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.

Switchverb

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Flagnoun

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

Switchnoun

a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit

‘the guard hit a switch and the gate swung open’;

Flagnoun

plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

Switchnoun

a program variable which activates or deactivates a certain function of a program.

Flagnoun

a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

Switchnoun

a device which forwards data packets to an appropriate part of the network.

Flagnoun

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.

Switchnoun

an act of changing to or adopting one thing in place of another

‘his friends were surprised at his switch from newspaper owner to farmer’;

Flagnoun

flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

Switchnoun

a slender, flexible shoot cut from a tree.

Flagnoun

stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

Switchnoun

a set of points on a railway track.

Flagnoun

a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

Switchnoun

a tress of false or detached hair tied at one end, used in hairdressing to supplement natural hair.

Flagverb

communicate or signal with a flag

Switchverb

change the position, direction, or focus of

‘the company switched the boats to other routes’;

Flagverb

provide with a flag;

‘Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately’;

Switchverb

adopt (something different) in place of something else; change

‘she worked as a librarian and then switched to journalism’; ‘she's managed to switch careers’;

Flagverb

droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

Switchverb

substitute (two items) for each other; exchange

‘after ten minutes, listener and speaker switch roles’;

Flagverb

decorate with flags;

‘the building was flagged for the holiday’;

Switchverb

beat or flick with or as if with a switch.

Flagverb

become less intense

Switch

In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type of switch is an electromechanical device consisting of one or more sets of movable electrical contacts connected to external circuits.

Flagnoun

a piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities

‘the American flag’;

Flagnoun

used in reference to one's home country or its system of beliefs and values

‘he pledged allegiance to the flag’;

Flagnoun

the ensign carried by a flagship as an emblem of an admiral's rank

‘Hawke first hoisted his flag at Spithead’;

Flagnoun

a small piece of cloth attached at one edge to a pole and used as a marker or signal in various sports

‘the flag's up’;

Flagnoun

a drawing or symbol resembling a flag, used as a marker

‘golf courses are indicated by a numbered flag on the map’;

Flagnoun

a small paper badge given to people who donate to a charity appeal in the street.

Flagnoun

a mechanism that can be raised to indicate that a taxi is for hire.

Flagnoun

a variable used to indicate a particular property of the data in a record.

Flagnoun

a flat stone slab, typically rectangular or square, used for paving.

Flagnoun

a plant with sword-shaped leaves that grow from a rhizome.

Flagnoun

the long slender leaf of a flag.

Flagverb

mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way

‘the spellcheck program flags any words that are not in its dictionary’;

Flagverb

draw attention to

‘cancer was flagged up as a priority area for research’;

Flagverb

signal to a vehicle or driver to stop, especially by waving one's arm

‘she flagged down a police patrol car’;

Flagverb

wave a flag at someone or something as a starting signal

‘the vintage car fiesta will be flagged off by the minister for tourism’;

Flagverb

(of an official) raise a flag to draw the referee's attention to a breach of the rules in soccer, rugby, and other sports

‘the goalkeeper brought down Hendrie and a linesman immediately flagged’;

Flagverb

provide or decorate with a flag or flags.

Flagverb

register (a vessel) in a particular country, under whose flag it then sails.

Flagverb

become tired or less enthusiastic or dynamic

‘if you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you’;

Flag

A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration.