pictogram
<text> (Or "pictograph") A symbol which is a picture that represents an
object or concept, e.g. a picture of an envelope used to represent an e-mail
message.
Pictograms are common in everyday life, e.g. signs in public places or roads,
whereas the term "icon" is specific to interfaces on computers or other
electronic devices.
Compare: ideogram.
(2005-04-05)
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