symbolizer

Thing that represents

A symbolizer is something that represents or stands for something else through symbolic meaning.

The term appears most often in technical contexts—in cartography and GIS software, a symbolizer defines how map features are visually rendered: The line symbolizer specifies color and width for roads.

More generally, any person or thing that embodies abstract ideas can be called a symbolizer.

representation

allegory

Symbolic tale with deeper meaning

archetype · personification · avatar · manifestation · proxy · abstraction · cipher · token · stand-in · embodiment

iconography

emblem

Representational sign or device

  • glyphVisual form of character
  • sigilMagical or heraldic symbol
  • totemSpiritual clan symbol

crest · insignia · hieroglyph · mandala · pictograph · ideogram · logograph · rune · seal · badge

cartography

map

Spatial representation of terrain

  • legendUnverified traditional tale
  • markerSomething that signals location
  • iconPictorial screen symbol

feature · layer · point · polygon · renderer · style · classification · graduated · categorical · proportional

software

renderer

Produces visual output

  • encoderFormat conversion component
  • parserSyntax-interpreting program
  • mapperOne who charts geography

converter · processor · generator · transformer · handler · module · plugin · library · component · function

Opposites
mode of representation

symbolizerexplicator

One who clarifies meaning

literalist · straight talker

abstraction level

symbolizerrealist

One accepting hard truths

specifier

Family

symbolize, symbolized, symbolizes, symbolizing, symbolization

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