[ban-er] 
| 1. | the flag of a country, army, troop, etc. |
| 2. | an ensign or the like bearing some device, motto, or slogan, as one carried in religious processions, political demonstrations, etc. |
| 3. | a flag formerly used as the standard of a sovereign, lord, or knight. |
| 4. | a sign painted on cloth and hung over a street, entrance, etc.: Banners at the intersection announced the tennis tournament. |
| 5. | anything regarded or displayed as a symbol of principles. |
| 6. | Heraldry. a square flag bearing heraldic devices. |
| 7. | Also called banner line, line, screamer, streamer. Journalism. a headline extending across the width of a newspaper page, usually across the top of the front page. |
| 8. | an open streamer with lettering, towed behind an airplane in flight, for advertising purposes. |
| 9. | leading or foremost: a banner year for crops. |
| ban·ner (bān'ər) n.
tr.v. ban·nered, ban·ner·ing, ban·ners Informal To give a banner headline to (a story or item) in a newspaper. [Middle English banere, from Old French baniere, from Vulgar Latin *bandāria, from Late Latin bandum, of Germanic origin; see bhā-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| stan·dard (stān'dərd) n.
[Middle English, from Old French estandard, rallying place, probably from Frankish *standhard : *standan, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots + *hard, fast, hard; see kar- in Indo-European roots.] stan'dard·ly adv. Synonyms: These nouns denote a point of reference against which individuals are compared and evaluated: a book that is a standard of literary excellence; a painting that is a benchmark of quality; criteria for hiring an excellent teacher; behavior that is a gauge of self-control; donations from the public, a measure of the importance of the arts; the program's success, a touchstone of cooperation in the community; farm failures, a yardstick of federal banking policy. See Also Synonyms at ideal. |
banner
1. The title page added to printouts by most print spoolers. Typically includes user or account ID information in very large character-graphics capitals. Also called a "burst page", because it indicates where to burst (tear apart) fanfold paper to separate one user's printout from the next.
2. A similar printout generated (typically on multiple pages of fan-fold paper) from user-specified text, e.g. by a program such as Unix's "banner".
3. splash screen.
[The Jargon File]
(1994-11-28)
Banner
(1.) The flag or banner of the larger kind, serving for three tribes marching together. These standards, of which there were four, were worked with embroidery and beautifully ornamented (Num. 1:52; 2:2, 3, 10, 18, 25; Cant. 2:4; 6:4, 10). (2.) The flag borne by each separate tribe, of a smaller form. Probably it bore on it the name of the tribe to which it belonged, or some distinguishing device (Num. 2:2,34). (3.) A lofty signal-flag, not carried about, but stationary. It was usually erected on a mountain or other lofty place. As soon as it was seen the war-trumpets were blown (Ps. 60:4; Isa. 5:26; 11:12; 13:2; 18:3; 30:17; Jer. 4:6 21; Ezek. 27:7). (4.) A "sign of fire" (Jer. 6:1) was sometimes used as a signal. The banners and ensigns of the Roman army had idolatrous images upon them, and hence they are called the "abomination of desolation" (q.v.). The principal Roman standard, however, was an eagle. (See Matt. 24:28; Luke 17:37, where the Jewish nation is compared to a dead body, which the eagles gather together to devour.) God's setting up or giving a banner (Ps. 20:5; 60:4; Cant. 2:4) imports his presence and protection and aid extended to his people.
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