Flag semaphore
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* [http://semaphorify.info/ Semaphorify: translate text to semaphore] | * [http://semaphorify.info/ Semaphorify: translate text to semaphore] | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/militarysignalin00unit Military signaling (1920)] | ||
| + | * [http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/flag-semaphore-gif/ Flag semaphore GIF] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:05, 4 March 2016
Flag semaphore is one of the methods of encoding characters that preceded the computer age, along with Morse code and braille. It consists of signals sent by holding flags in particular positions, to be read by observing the flags from a distance (e.g., with binoculars).
