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Icon design
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<p>Icon design is the process of designing graphic <a href="/facts/Symbol/GS8mTn0h">symbols</a> to represent physical objects (<a href="/facts/Pictogram/6HmoV1u6">pictograms</a>) and abstract concepts (<a href="/facts/Ideogram/7NvclbIG">ideograms</a>). In the context of <a href="/facts/Software_application/YQuj7Kog">software applications</a>, an <a href="/facts/Icon_(computing)/habCR8KJ">icon</a> often represents a <a href="/facts/Computer_program/e38jH9N9">program</a>, an action, or data on a <a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">computer</a>. </p>