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  1. (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface (synset 107284621)
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
    is a part of: graphical user interface, gui - a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device
  2. A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface (synset 103937282)
    "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
    is a type of: representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
    subtypes:
    • bitmap, electronic image - an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels
    • chiaroscuro - a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
    • collage, montage - a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image
    • foil, transparency - picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
    • computer graphic, graphic - an image that is generated by a computer
    • iconography - the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject
    • inset - a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
    • likeness, semblance - picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
    • cyclorama, diorama, panorama - a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
    • reflection, reflexion - the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
    • cat scan, scan - an image produced by scanning
    • echogram, sonogram - an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs
    same as: ikon, image, picture
  3. A conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel;
    Venerated in the Eastern Church (synset 103564151)
    is a type of: painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
    same as: ikon

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