Banner

n.	1.	A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle. Hang out our banners on the outward walls. - Shak.
	2.	A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.
	3.	Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner. Banner fish (Zool.) a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (Histiophorus Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic.

Noun	1.	banner - long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising Synonyms: streamer
	2.	banner - a newspaper headline that runs across the full page Synonyms: streamer
Adj.	1.	banner - unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company"

1.		banner - 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.		banner - 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.		banner - splash screen.

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