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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

symbol/icon/logo/avartar

Soon other products bearing the superman symbol hit the market, and it wasn't long before the superhero was the star of his own television show.

I have problem in distinguishing symbol from icon, logo, and avartar. Could you describe their basic differences in a few words? Thanks.
  

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None of these are right. Superman (capital S) was a character. Are you referring to the S that he has one his costume, or to a picture of the guy himself?

— BarbaraPA

  • None of these are right.
  • Superman (capital S) was a character.
  • Are you referring to the S that he has one his costume, or to a picture of the guy himself?
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None of these are right. Superman (capital S) was a character. Are you referring to the S that he has one his costume, or to a picture of the guy himself?
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Grammar GeekNone of these are right. Superman (capital S) was a character. Are you referring to the S that he has one his costume, or to a picture of the guy himself?

Thanks, GG, for your reply.

My problem is how to distinguish those similar words in a few words?
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I guess that the right word is inscription.

This is what Word Web has to say about your words:

Icon:

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

2. A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surfac
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