icon
Desktop tap target
Meanings of icon mostly relate to images, that is, visual representations of one thing by another.
Works of religious art that depict historic or legendary figures are called icons, especially in Eastern Orthodoxy.
More prosaically, the clickable symbols on a computer monitor that activate a program are all icons.
A person who is exemplary in some field may be called an icon: David Beckham, the sports icon, was in town today.
Representational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- crestHighest point or tuft
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
motif · sigil · hieroglyph · pictogram · representation · signifier · hallmark · totem
Company identifying symbol
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- swooshRushing, sweeping sound
- golden archesGold-colored curved structures
- AppleCupertino tech giant
Nike · McDonald's · Coca-Cola · Mercedes-Benz · Google · recognition · branding · corporate identity
On-screen position indicator
- desktopPrimary computer interface
- folderContainer for loose papers
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- thumbnailReduced preview image
toolbar · taskbar · clickable · pixel · bitmap · vector · app · widget
Unverified traditional tale
- idolObject of worship
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- heroOne admired for courage
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
figurehead · role model · trendsetter · luminary · megastar · superstar · A-lister · household name
Cross with Christ figure
- rosaryBeaded prayer counter
- MadonnaChrist's mother, or pop icon
- saintCanonized holy person
- haloLuminous ring overhead
reliquary · triptych · altarpiece · mosaic · gilded · Byzantine · veneration · devotional
emblem
Representational sign or device
seal · motif · sigil · hieroglyph · pictogram · representation · signifier · hallmark · totem · mascot
logo
Company identifying symbol
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- swooshRushing, sweeping sound
- golden archesGold-colored curved structures
Apple · Nike · McDonald's · Coca-Cola · Mercedes-Benz · Google · recognition · branding · corporate identity · visual identity
cursor
On-screen position indicator
thumbnail · toolbar · taskbar · clickable · pixel · bitmap · vector · app · widget · notification
legend
Unverified traditional tale
- idolObject of worship
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- heroOne admired for courage
pioneer · figurehead · role model · trendsetter · luminary · megastar · superstar · A-lister · household name · fame
crucifix
Cross with Christ figure
halo · reliquary · triptych · altarpiece · mosaic · gilded · Byzantine · veneration · devotional · sacred
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- celebritiesmovie stars, A-lister, pop stars, superstar, celebrity
- computer termsbit, byte, binary, cursor, click
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- graphic designlogo, font, typography, layout, color
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
iconnobody
Inconsequential person
unknown · noncelebrity · nonentity · obscurity · everyman
iconmediocrity
Quality of being average
nonentity · also-ran · second-rater · hack · footnote
iconprogram
Planned sequence of actions
application · executable · command line · source code · process
- fashion iconCelebrated arbiter of dress
- national iconEmblematic figure of country
- pop iconUniversally recognized music celebrity
- cultural iconWidely recognized symbolic figure
- gay iconFigure revered by LGBTQ community
- style iconsInfluential dressers people emulate
iconic, iconoclast, icons, iconography, iconoclasm, iconoclastic, iconically, iconized, iconoclasts