Flagging may refer to: *Running out of time on a

chess clock A chess clock consists of two adjacent clocks with buttons to stop one clock while starting the other, so that the two clocks never run simultaneously. Chess clocks are used in chess and other two-player games where the players move in turn, and ...

Flagging (tape) Flagging is a coloured non-adhesive tape used in marking objects. It is commonly made of PVC or vinyl, though wood fibre cellulose-based biodegradable flagging also exists. Uses Surveying Flagging is used in surveying to mark grade levels, utili ...

, a colored non-adhesive tape used in marking objects *

Flagging (shipping) Flag of convenience (FOC) is a business practice whereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state ...

of a merchant vessel under the laws of a flag state *The activities of a

flagger (disambiguation) A flagger is a traffic guard who directs traffic with flags. Flagger may also refer to: *A member of Color guard (flag spinning) *A performer of the Italian art of flag throwing *A flagging dance *Flaggers (movement) Flaggers are one of the sev ...

Handkerchief code The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky code, the bandana code, and flagging) is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchief or bandanas for non-verbally communicating one's interests in sexual activities and fetishes. The color of the han ...

, a use of color-coded bandannas in the gay and BDSM communities *

Flagging (botany) ''Krummholz'' (german: krumm, "crooked, bent, twisted" and ''Holz'', "wood") — also called ''knieholz'' ("knee timber") — is a type of stunted, deformed vegetation encountered in the subarctic and subalpine tree line landscapes, shaped by ...

, a growth pattern that reduces or eliminates growth on one side of a tree or other plant *

Flagging (climbing) __NOTOC__ This glossary of climbing terms is a list of definitions of terms and jargon related to rock climbing and mountaineering. The specific terms used can vary considerably between different English-speaking countries; many of the phrases d ...

, a rock climbing technique

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