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noun
a
small
picture
on
a
computer
or
phone
screen
that
you
click
or
tap
to
open
a
program
,
file
,
or
setting
•
Click
the
trash
icon
to
delete
the
file
.
Click
the
trash
icon
to
delete
the
file
.
•
She
dragged
the
photo
onto
the
printer
icon
to
make
a
hard
copy
.
She
dragged
the
photo
onto
the
printer
icon
to
make
a
hard
copy
.
Borrowed
in
the
1980s
from
graphic
design
jargon
,
extending
the
older
meaning
of
a
pictorial
symbol
to
computer
screens
.
noun
a
famous
person
who
is
greatly
admired
and
seen
as
a
perfect
example
of
a
particular
style
,
field
,
or
idea
•
Nelson
Mandela
is
an
icon
of
peace
and
forgiveness
.
Nelson
Mandela
is
an
icon
of
peace
and
forgiveness
.
•
The
young
singer
quickly
became
a
pop
icon
.
The
young
singer
quickly
became
a
pop
icon
.
Sense
extended
in
the
mid-20th
century
from
religious
and
symbolic
meanings
to
describe
people
held
up
as
models
or
symbols
for
a
group
.
noun
a
holy
painting
or
image
of
Jesus
,
Mary
,
or
a
saint
,
especially
in
Eastern
Orthodox
Christianity
,
used
for
prayer
and
devotion
•
The
monastery
’
s
chapel
was
filled
with
gold-leaf
icons
.
The
monastery
’
s
chapel
was
filled
with
gold-leaf
icons
.
•
She
lit
a
candle
in
front
of
the
Virgin
Mary
icon
.
She
lit
a
candle
in
front
of
the
Virgin
Mary
icon
.
From
Greek
eikōn
‘
likeness
,
image
’;
adopted
into
Church
Slavonic
and
then
English
in
the
16th
century
to
describe
sacred
paintings
.