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icon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ikon, image, picture |
| Type of | representation |
| Has types | collage, computer graphic, cyclorama, diorama, echogram, electronic image, foil, graphic, transparency, cat scan, chiaroscuro, reflexion, scan, semblance, sonogram, bitmap, iconography, inset, likeness, montage, panorama, reflection |
| Derivation | iconic |
icon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | symbol |
| Derivation | iconic |
Examples of icon
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IndyCar icon Roger Penske was a prime mover in the race returning to Belle Isle.
From the freep.com
When you click on the zoom icon, a picture pops up that's exactly the same size.
From the guardian.co.uk
To get started, you install a utility that places an icon in the Mac's menu bar.
From the techcrunch.com
The USDA quickly withdrew the icon because of objections from the meat industry.
From the sacbee.com
The visage of Pickles is indeed an icon of the Tory attitude, intent and effect.
From the guardian.co.uk
He's since become a global icon, boasting shows aired in more than 50 countries.
From the sfgate.com
Burns is a cultural and literary icon in Scotland, where he's known as The Bard.
From the courier-journal.com
A Bellingham icon, the 1892 Old City Hall building had been synonymous with art.
From the kentucky.com
Tapping the location icon takes you directly to your current point on the globe.
From the chron.com
- (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
- Picture: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
- A conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
- An icon (from Greek u03B5u1F30u03BAu03CEu03BD eiku014Dn "image") is typically a painting depicting Christ, Mary, saints and/or angels, which is venerated among Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and in certain Catholic Churches.
- Icon is an American heavy metal/glam metal band that formed in 1981, disbanding in 1990.
- 'Icon' is the fifth studio album by the French brutal death metal band Benighted. The title actually stands for "Infinite Conscience of Nothingness".
- Icon is the fourth compilation album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams and one of the Universal Music'c ICON Series.
- Icon is a fictional superhero, a comic book character published by DC Comics. An original character from DC's Milestone Comics imprint, he first appeared in Icon #1 (May 1993), and was created by Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan.
- On computer displays, a computer icon (or simply an icon) is a small pictogram. Icons have been used to supplement the normal alphanumerics of the computer. Modern computers now can handle bitmapped graphics on the display terminal, so the icons are widely used to assist users.
