Icon (disambiguation)
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An icon, from the Greek word for image, is a religious painting in the tradition of Christianity.
Icon may also refer to:
General concepts
[edit]- Icon (semiotics), a sign characterised by iconicity, the resemblance to what it signifies
- Pictogram, a type of graphic sign
- Icon (computing), an image used in a graphical user interface
- Cultural icon, something or someone that is seen as representative of a given culture
- Pop icon, a celebrity, character, or object whose exposure in pop culture constitutes a defining characteristic of a given society or era
- Architectural icon, a groundbreaking or unique building
- Gay icon, an LGBT cultural icon
Art, entertainment and media
[edit]Books and magazines
[edit]- Icon (novel), a 1997 fiction novel by Frederick Forsyth
- Icon, a novel by Bodie and Brock Thoene
- iCon: Steve Jobs, a 2005 biography of Steve Jobs by Jeffrey Young
- Icons: Creativity with Camera and Computer, an illustrated book by photographer Douglas Kirkland
- Icon (character), a Milestone/DC comic book superhero
- Icon the Ungodly, a character from The world of Legend
- Icon (architecture magazine), British architecture and design magazine
- Icon (lifestyle magazine), a fashion and celebrity magazine
- ICON, a Singapore magazine published by SPH Media Trust
- ICON, a magazine published by International Committee for the History of Technology
- I•CON, the International Journal of Constitutional Law, an academic legal journal
Film and television
[edit]- Icon (film), a 2005 thriller film
- Icons (TV series), an American documentary TV show
- "Icon" (Stargate SG-1), a 2004 television episode of Stargate SG-1
Games
[edit]- Def Jam: Icon, a 2007 fighting video game
Music
[edit]- Icon (band), an American rock band
- Icon (Icon album) (1984), the band's self-titled debut album
- No Min-woo, stage name ICON, a South Korean actor and musician
- Icon (album series), a series of compilation albums released by Universal Music Enterprises
- Icon (Benighted album) (2007)
- Icon (Vince Gill album) (2010)
- Icon (John Lennon album) (2014)
- Icon (Paradise Lost album) (1993)
- Icon (Wetton and Downes album) (2005)
- Icon (Trisha Yearwood album) (2010)
- DAAS Icon, a 1990 comedy album by Doug Anthony All Stars
- Icon 2 (2011), an album by George Strait
- Iconic (EP), by Icona Pop
- Icons (Eli Keszler album), 2021
- Icons (None More Black album) (2010)
- "Icon" (song), 2017 single by Jaden Smith
- "Icon", a 2021 song by Twice from the album Formula of Love: O+T=<3
- "Icons", a 2021 song by Hot Issue
- The Singles 1992–2003, a greatest hits album by No Doubt, re-released as Icon
Brands and companies
[edit]- Hotel Icon (Houston), a hotel in Houston, Texas, US
- ICON Aircraft, an aircraft manufacturer in Vacaville, California, US
- Icon Books, a London-based publisher
- Icon Comics, a Marvel comics imprint
- Icon Group International, a publisher of automatically generated books compiled from Internet sources
- Icon Health Publications, an imprint of Icon Group International
- Icon Productions, an American independent production company
- Icon Films, a British independent television production company
- ICON PLC, a multinational Contract Research Organization
- Nokia Lumia Icon, a smartphone made by Nokia
- Geely Icon, a sport utility vehicle model
- ICON (blockchain platform), a decentralized, open-source blockchain with smart contract functionality
Organizations
[edit]- Consorzio ICoN, a consortium of 21 Italian universities, focusing on philology
- Icon FC, an amateur association football club in New Jersey, United States
- Icon Theatre, a British theatre company
- Institute of Conservation, a British cultural heritage organisation
- International Council on Nanotechnology, a group concerned with risks and use of nanotechnology
Science and technology
[edit]- Icon (programming language), a high-level programming language
- ICON (microcomputer), a computer built in the 1980s
- ICOsahedral Nonhydrostatic, the global numerical weather prediction model of the German Weather Service
- Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), a NASA satellite mission to study Earth's ionosphere
Science fiction conventions
[edit]- Icon (Iowa science fiction convention)
- I-CON, an American science fiction fan convention
- ICon festival, an Israeli science fiction and fantasy fan convention
- List of ICON science fiction conventions
Other uses
[edit]- Icon (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK
- Icon Complex, a proposed, multi-purpose low-rise building in Hobart
- No Min-woo, stage name ICON, a South Korean actor and musician
- Icon of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship
- Iloilo Convention Center, a convention center in Iloilo City, Philippines
See also
[edit]- Icahn (disambiguation)
- Icône, a residential tower in Montreal, Canada
- Ikon (disambiguation)
- Iconography, the content of images, and the study of that subject