code flag: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples

No. A 'code flag' is a specific item in a signaling system. A 'red flag' is a common idiom meaning a warning sign. However, a red coloured flag can *be* a code flag with a specific meaning (e.g., Code Flag 'B' is red and means 'I am taking in, discharging, or carrying dangerous goods').

The word 'flag' is commonly used as a verb ("flag an issue"). 'Code flag' as a compound verb ("to code-flag something") is rare and non-standard. It's better to say "flag in the code" or "mark with a code flag".

On commercial ships, naval vessels, yachts, and at maritime signal stations. They are also used in sailing races and by enthusiasts.

The term 'flag' is standard in computing. The phrase 'code flag' is less common but is sometimes used to specify a flag within source code, as opposed to a system or hardware flag. Most developers would simply say "a flag" or "a boolean flag".

A visual signaling flag, often one from the International Code of Signals (ICS), used to communicate messages, warnings, or information, primarily at sea.

Code flag is usually technical (maritime), technical (computing), neutral (when figurative) in register.

Code flag: in British English it is pronounced /kəʊd flæɡ/, and in American English it is pronounced /koʊd flæɡ/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.