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(adj) Aligned along a margin. For example, text that is flush left is aligned along the left margin. Flush-right text is aligned along the right margin. The opposite of flush is ragged. Text that is both flush left and flush right is said to be justified.

(v) To copy data from a temporary storage area such as RAM to a more permanent storage medium such as a disk.