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• In data transmission or processing, an indicator, such as a signal, symbol, character, or digit, used for identification. Note: A flag may be a byte, word, mark, group mark, or letter that signals the occurrence of some condition or event, such as the end of a word, block, or message. Synonym field tag.

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  FLAG. (n.d.). ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/flag.

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  FLAG. www.atis.org. ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/flag (accessed: March 20, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "FLAG." ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. 20 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/flag.

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