A long strip of cloth or sign with words or pictures on it, often hung up to show support, advertise, or celebrate something. On websites, a banner is a graphic across the top or side of a page, often used for ads.
It comes from Old French “banere,” meaning a flag or standard carried in battle. That is related to words about public proclamations and calling people together.
Banners were once battlefield signals, not just party decorations or web ads. Whenever you see a banner online, you’re looking at the modern descendant of flags that once told armies where to gather and fight.
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