Pictorial images used on screen to indicate utility functions, files, folders or applications software. The icons are generally activated by an on-screen pointer controlled by a mouse or trackball.

A pictographic link.

Pictographs used in place of words or phrases on screen displays.

graphics, pictures

symbols which convey meaning - ex. Rest room symbol

Are pictorial or graphical images which when activated start a process or attempt a link or connection.

Graphic elements used instead of something else, typically words or commands. Also Graphic representations of links to locations in a Web site. Icons visually reflect the purpose of the link, such as a house to represent the Home page. In computer operating systems they are pictorial images on the screen indicating functions, files, folders or applications software - generally activated by an on-screen pointer controlled by a GUI device (Graphical User Interface) i.e. a mouse or trackball.

On-screen pictures that symbolize various commands.

Symbols or illustrations appearing on the computer screen that indicate program files or other computer functions.

Graphic representations indicating, for example, pitch or rhythm, and used in lieu of or along with traditional symbols for these elements.

A symbol used to indicate the location of features on the map.

Pictures that are symbols for functions. For example, a mailbox, envelope, or paper and pen can stand for mail.

Pictures that represent programming commands.

A graphical representation of a file. The icon is one of the keys to the GUI. It allows a user with a mouse to manage files easily.

small graphics, usually placed in the white space column beside the text, which are used to flag certain types of information, such as warning or caution notes.

Simple pictures which can be transmitted from one mobile phone to another.

Most of the programs and files on your computer are shown as little pictures in the Start Menu, Desktop or windows. These little pictures are called icons.

Symbols used to communicate a message (for instance, a small graphic of a U.S. flag to indicate which products are made in the U.S.A.); also called bugs.

A small picture or graphic on your computer that takes you into a program or another screen when you click on it. Icons are kind of like "eye-cons" since they are easily recognizable when you see them. You can place these on your opening screen and easily access the programs you use most often.

Pictures on a computer screen that represent common computer tasks or objects. For example, a picture might represent an application or a file.

The name given to a little picture or representation of an application or program that starts the program when it is clicked upon.

Symbols displayed on a computer screen used to access programs.

pictographic representations

Small pictures on your desktop or within a program representing programs or functions. Consider whether these are truly cross-cultural (what, for instance, would the image of a magic wand evoke in a particular culture?).

Graphic symbols on your desktop that link you to computer programs when they are clicked on.

Simple pictures that represent a menu option on some mobile phones.

Sacred pictures, particularly of Jesus, which play a significant role in Orthodox spirituality as "windows for the divine".

From the Greek word for image. In the Orthodox faith, painted, pictoral images of Christ and the Saints are a normal part of piety and worship. These images serve several purposes - they educate us about the faith and our understanding of God's salvation, they inspire us to holiness, and they bring us to the reality of God's Kingdom. The images themselves are not worshipped, but are honoured or venerated because of the reality they put us in contact with. The true honour belongs to those portrayed in the Icons, while worship is given to God alone.

Images of religious figures that became objects of veneration within Christianity of the Byzantine Empire; particularly prevalent in Eastern monasticism. (p. 361)