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| {{For|other uses of the term|Icon (disambiguation)}} | |||
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| ] ]s]] | |||
| ], iconic of the government of the ]]] | |||
| ] graphic is not an icon but a ], because its meaning is purely ]al, and it represents no specific object.{{cn|date=February 2015}}]] | |||
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| A '''secular icon''' is an image or pictograph of a person or thing used for other than religious purpose. (See ] for such use.) | |||
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| ==Icons versus symbols== | |||
| *An ''icon'' is a graphic device that represents some object or action, the graphic device being ascribed.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Maybe icons should represent the action instead of the medium / device?|url = http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/50048/maybe-icons-should-represent-the-action-instead-of-the-medium-device|website = graphicdesign.stackexchange.com|accessdate = 2015-04-13}}</ref> | |||
| *A ''symbol'' has only the meanings ascribed to itself, representing only a concept and not recognizable as a particular object.{{cn|date=February 2015}} | |||
| ==Language and cultural neutrality== | |||
| International standards have been developed to harmonize icons and symbols.{{cn|date=February 2015}} The latter can be seen particularly at international airports and on roadside signs, to assist travelers. Icons are also becoming standardised for consumer electronics and for automobile controls.{{cn|date=February 2015}} | |||
| ], such as the ], symbol, are sometimes not self-explanatory but are well-known within the relevant art or craft; they are not icons, but symbols.{{cn|date=February 2015}} | |||
| ===Political and governmental iconic symbols=== | |||
| Edifices such as the ] or the ], the ], and ] have become representations respectively of the ''Governments'' of the ], the ], and ].{{cn|date=February 2015}} Other symbols (such as the ] for the United Kingdom, the ] for the United States, the ] for Russia, or the ] for China) are used to represent nations, as distinct from (yet inclusive of) governments.{{cn|date=February 2015}} | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| *], the analysis of icons and symbols. | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Secular Icon}} | |||
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