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icon
sign/symbol
metaphor

Icons that are not the primary metaphor

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Internet icons that retain their lexical quality within a category and in subsequent sections, but are not the primary metaphor. For example the word 'Search' is represented by a magnifying glass (primary metaphor), binoculars and eye. Again the basic words used with these computer symbols have had the greatest use, such as 'Search', 'Home', 'About us', 'Contact us', 'Links' and so on.

Metaphors that are different, but where the word usage is the same

Search (primary)