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| n. (communication) | 1. icon | (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. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ graphical user interface, gui | a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device. |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. icon, ikon, image, 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" |
| ~ bitmap, electronic image | an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels. |
| ~ chiaroscuro | a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color. |
| ~ collage, montage | a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image.; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map" |
| ~ transparency, foil | picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector. |
| ~ computer graphic, graphic | an image that is generated by a computer. |
| ~ iconography | the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject.; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot" |
| ~ inset | a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one. |
| ~ likeness, semblance | picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing. |
| ~ cyclorama, diorama, panorama | a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene. |
| ~ reflection, reflexion | the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material).; "he studied his reflection in the mirror" |
| ~ representation | a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something. |
| ~ cat scan, scan | an image produced by scanning.; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" |
| ~ echogram, sonogram | an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. icon, ikon | a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church. |
| ~ painting, picture | graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface.; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" |
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