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ldoce_167_ai·con /ˈaɪkɒn $ -kɑːn/ noun [countableC]

1 TDa small sign or picture on a computer screen that is used to start a particular operation 〔计算机屏幕上的〕图标

To open a new file, click on the icon.

要打开新文档，点击该图标。

2 POPULARsomeone famous who is admired by many people and is thought to represent an important idea 偶像，崇拜对象

a sixties cultural icon

一个60年代的文化偶像

3. (also ikon)AVP a picture or figure of a holy person that is used in worship in the Greek or Russian Orthodox Church 〔希腊或俄罗斯东正教的〕圣像

—iconic /aɪˈkɒnɪk $ -ˈkɑː-/ adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

icon• I could not open an application by selecting an icon and double-clicking.• Until his death last November, environmental icon David Brower provided an annual message of hope and inspiration.• a Swedish pop icon• Click on the report icon to open the program.• If Colonel Scott should come to claim the icon at any time please ensure that he receives my key without delay.• Neither of them had expected the icon to be so breathtaking.• Now they have the minivan as their icon, their own symbol of progress prevention.• It's from here that you get your icon movie on to the desktop.

From Longman Business Dictionary

iconi·con /ˈaɪkɒn-kɑːn/ noun [countableC]COMPUTING

a small sign or picture on a computer screen that is used to start a particular operation

First open your File Manager by clicking on the icon.

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(1500-1600) Latin Greek eikon, from eikenai “to be like”

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