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=== Metaphorical icons ===
An icon is a ''[[signifier]]'' pointing to the ''[[signified]]''. Easily comprehendible icons will make use of familiar visual metaphors directly connected to the ''signified'': actions the icon initiate or the content that would be revealed. [[Metaphors]], [[metonymy]] and [[synecdoche]] are used to encode the meaning in an icon system.

The ''signified'' can have multiple natures: virtual objects such as [[Computer file|file]]s and [[Application software|applications]], actions within a system or an application (e.g. snap a picture, delete, rewind, connect/disconnect etc...), action in the physical world (e.g. print, eject DVD, change volume or brightness etc...) as well as physical objects (e.g. [[Computer monitor|monitor]], [[compact disk]], [[Computer mouse|mouse]], [[printer (computing)|printer]] etc...).