icon
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈaɪkɒn/
- Specialized
:
icono
- With the mouse, she clicks on the AVI player icon, types in "TOMORROW.AVI," and hits enter.
- click the icon
- drag the icon
- use icons
The unique game touch a game icon to play.
- The unique game touch a game icon to play.
- It's just tools on our interface, icons on our interface rather.
- So this is the home screen on the second icon on the bottom row.
- Click the little icon to subscribe and come back for more.
Examples
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Touching a screen icon or dragging an icon is all that may be necessary to complete complex tasks.
Academic text (2008) -
Now, Gene, step onto the password icon, and I'll feed you the passwords.
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And then you should have an icon that says cast, click on cast.
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That also means free up this little icon on your lock screen.
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You click on the icon here, all right.
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I focused my attention on the exit icon and left the program.
Fiction book (2002) -
Look for the icon marked "advanced extensions."
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So if you click the icon at the bottom of your screen... ...you'll be able to send and receive mail.
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And here l put in a little smiley face icon.
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To open the photo editing software, click on the icon that looks like a camera on your desktop.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small part you press to make a machine or app do something
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3.5
An object that stands for an idea or feeling
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2.8
A small icon that opens a file or program quickly
A small picture on a screen that shows an idea, thing, feeling or action
How Recognizable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Icon comes from the Greek word eikon meaning 'image'. A helpful way to remember the computer meaning is to think of an icon as a small picture on your screen that stands for a program, file, or action.