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1 —as in:
computer icon

Definition

a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) used to indicate a concept — such as a symbol on the computer screen that will run a program when clicked

People recognize well-known icons more quickly than they recognize well-known words.

icons = a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) used to indicate a concept — such as a symbol on the computer screen that will run a program when clicked

Other Uses (with this meaning)

I am frustrated by all those unintelligible icons. There's a reason we invented writing.

icons = a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) used to indicate a concept — such as a symbol on the computer screen that will run a program when clicked

True interactivity is not about clicking on icons or downloading files, it's about encouraging communication.
Cranes carry this heavy mystical baggage. They're icons of fidelity and happiness. The Vietnamese believe cranes cart our souls up to heaven on our wings.
Mitchell Burgess
Only the icon for the Internet was left, sitting in the middle of the screen.
Alexandra Bracken -- The Darkest Minds

icon = a graphic image or symbol on the computer screen that will run a program when clicked

The power icon was flashing, warning that reserves were low.
Alexandra Bracken -- The Darkest Minds

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2 —as in:
pop culture icon

Definition

someone or something famous that represents something in a culture — typically greatly admired

Oprah is a pop-culture icon.

icon = someone or something famous that represents something in a culture — typically greatly admired

Other Uses (with this meaning)

Elvis is a rock and roll icon.
The Eiffel Tower is a French icon.

icon = someone or something famous that represents something in a culture — typically greatly admired

Jackie Chan is an action-movie icon.
While some papers described me as a "peace icon," others carried the usual conspiracy theories, some bloggers even questioning if I had really been shot.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

icon = someone famous that represents something in a culture

Princess Alyss Heart: not alive in flesh and blood, but very much alive as a symbol of more innocent (though still imperfect) times, an icon of hope for peace's return.
Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars

icon = an image that represents something in a culture

Homer Simson is a cultural icon. Everyone knows who Homer Simpson is. You don't want to dress like Home Simpson.

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3 —as in:
holy icon

Definition

a religious artwork — typically a painting of one or more religious figures — often treated as a sacred item

Icons are especially popular in Eastern Christianity.

icons = a religious artwork — typically a painting of one or more religious figures — often treated as a sacred item

Other Uses (with this meaning)

Protestants discouraged creation and reverence of icons during the Reformation.
He stepped back from the window and looked at an icon of the Saviour in His crown of thorns.
Tolstoy, Leo -- Father Sergius

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