What (who) is flag day - definition
HOLIDAY EACH YEAR WHERE A FLAG OF A COUNTRY, TERRITORY, OR A GROUP OF PEOPLE IS CELEBRATED
Flag day; National Flag Day; Flag Day (Curaçao); Flag Day (Lithuania); Flag Day (Georgia); Flag Day (Ireland); Flag Day (Peru); List of flag days
flag day
<jargon> A software change that is neither forward- nor
backward-compatible, and which is costly to make and costly to
reverse. E.g. "Can we install that without causing a flag day
for all users?"
This term has nothing to do with the use of the word flag to
mean a variable that has two values. It came into use when a
massive change was made to the Multics time-sharing system
to convert from the old ASCII code to the new one; this was
scheduled for Flag Day (a US holiday), June 14, 1966.
See also backward combatability, lock-in.
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(1998-01-15)
flag day
(flag days)
In Britain, a flag day is a day on which people collect money for a charity from people in the street. People are given a small sticker to wear to show that they have given money.
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flag day
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1. Brit. a day on which money is collected in the street for a charity and contributors are given small paper badges to wear.
2. (Flag Day) (in the US) 14 June, the anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in 1777.
Wikipedia
Flag Day
A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag.
Flag days are usually codified in national statutes passed by legislative bodies or parliaments; however, in some countries a decree or proclamation by the head of state or chief executive can also order a flag day. The statute, or the proclamation or decree, may specify locations where flags are to be flown and how (for example, at full- or half-staff); alternatively, custom may prevail. The flag day is naturally a flag flying day.
Pronunciation examples for flag day
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Examples of use of flag day
1. The "Run for the Fallen" began Saturday _ Flag Day.
2. The tricolor was readopted on Aug. 22, 1''3, and Flag Day became a holiday.
3. Then–President Boris Yeltsin declared Aug. 22 as Flag Day to commemorate the failed coup.
4. Related Article 1,000 Rally Around the Tricolor on Flag Day (Aug. 23, 2006) «
5. Political parties and youth organizations put on shows of patriotism Wednesday in honor of Flag Day.