Icon - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈaɪkɑːn|  American pronunciation of the word icon
Brit.  |ˈaɪkɒn|  British pronunciation of the word icon

noun

- (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
- a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface (syn: ikon, image, picture)
- a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church (syn: ikon)

Extra examples

Click on the icon to open your e-mail program.

He has become an icon in the movie business.

The Statue of Liberty has become an American cultural icon.

Diana was an ideal icon for a post-Christian society.

No icon is safe from his keyhole.

To open a new file, click on the icon.

The house became an icon of 1860's residential architecture.

Simply click on the computer icon and follow the directions.

You can launch the program by double-clicking on the icon.

He moved the mouse to click on the icon.

To open the program, point at the icon and click the left mouse button.

...a screen icon whose ageless beauty still entrances audiences today...

Click the square icon again to minimize the window.

The menu pops up if you double-click on this icon.

Click on the icon with the right mouse button.

Word forms

noun
singular: icon
plural: icons
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