Symbols and Icons

Icon

1. a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)

b: a sign (such as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning

2: an object of uncritical devotion : IDOL

3: EMBLEM, SYMBOL

the house became an icon of 1960's residential architecture

4 Late Greek eikōn, from Greek ] : a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians

5: a usually pictorial representation : IMAGE

6: a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract."the limousine was another symbol of his wealth and authority"

SYMBOL

1. a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.
2. Symbol-1. a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.a thing that represents or stands
3. Stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract."the limousine was another symbol of his wealth and authority"