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/ˈaɪkɒn/ noun [C]

Translation

COMPUTER a small picture on a computer screen that you choose in order to make the computer do something
(bilgisayar) simge, imge
Click on the print icon.12131398
PERSON/THING a person or thing that is famous because it represents a particular idea or way of life
(kişi, şey) sembol, idol
acultural/fashion/national icon 10222300
(Definition of icon noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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