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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Trillipse - Jacks are flags that are worn on the jackstaff of a ship. The Union Jack is also the name that our national flag has had for several centuries. Because the name contains the word 'Jack' does not necessarily mean that it is a jack. The name Union Jack is well established by common usage and has been referred to by that name in Parliament.
If Americans can call their flag Old Glory, whether or not it is being flown in circumstances of glory, I see no reason why we should not call the Union Jack by its name, even though it is not a jack.
My Uncle Jack was never worn on a jackstaff either.