flag
n//flæɡ//amiralsflagga, flagga, fana, signalera
(nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
(computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a Boolean 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.
(internet slang, ACG) An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character.
To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.