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 Icon (computing) - definition of Icon (computing) in Encyclopedia
A computer icon is a small graphic, usually ranging from 16 pixels by 16 pixels up to 128 pixels by 128 pixels, which represents a file, folder, application or device on a computer system.
Icons were first developed as a tool for making computer interfaces easier for novices to grasp in the 1970s at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center facility.
Icons may also be found on the toolbars and in the menus of programs such as Microsoft Word.
http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Icon_(computing)   (526 words)

  
 Free Computer Mouse Icon Infoweb
Icons were first developed as a tool for making computer interfaces Free Computer Mouse Icon easier...
Icons were first developed as a Free Computer Mouse Icon tool for making computer interfaces easier...
Searching for icons, cursors and bitmaps on your computer.
http://www.discount-pc-hardware.info/Info-Mouse/Free-Computer-Mouse-Icon.html   (1066 words)

  
 icon (computing) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about icon (computing)
In computing, a small picture on the computer screen, or VDU, representing an object or function that the user may manipulate or otherwise use.
Icons make computers easier to use by allowing the user to point to and click with a mouse on pictures, rather than type commands.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Icon+(computing)   (119 words)

  
 favicon: Information From Answers.com
A web designer can create such an icon, and many graphical web browsers—such as recent versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, and Konqueror—can then make use of them.
In 2003, however, the format was registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) under the MIME type image/vnd.microsoft.icon, eliminating the first part of this problem.
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