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*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> |
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*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> |
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*A ''symbol'' has only the meanings ascribed to itself, representing only a concept and not recognizable as a particular object.{{cn|date=February 2015}} |
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*A ''symbol'' has only the meanings ascribed to itself, representing only a concept and not recognizable as a particular object.{{cn|date=February 2015}} |
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==Language and cultural neutrality== |
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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}} |
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], 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}} |
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===Political and governmental iconic symbols=== |
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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}} |
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==See also== |
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