1 (computing) a small symbol on a computer screen that represents a program or a file:
Click on the printer icon with the mouse.
2 a famous person or thing that people admire and see as a symbol of a particular idea, way of life, etc:
Madonna and other pop icons of the 1980s * a feminist / gay icon (= sb that feminists, gay people admire)
3 (also ikon) (in the Orthodox Church) a painting or statue of a holy person that is also thought of as a holy object
