symbol

stock symbol - the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded

signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

stigma, stain, brand, mark - a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis

token, item - an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'"

type - all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element' contains five different types of character"

nose - a symbol of inquisitiveness; "keep your nose out of it"

numeral, number - a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"

symbolism - a system of symbols and symbolic representations

lingam - the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva

pound sign, pound - a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

dollar mark, dollar sign, dollar - a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"

monogram - a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing

stamp, impression - a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope"

mantle - the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"

Crown - the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown"

staff - a rod carried as a symbol

icon - (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface

marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"

identifier - a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it

variable - a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity

representational process - any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else

crossbones - two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death

cornucopia, horn of plenty - a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity

death's head - a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death

oriflamme - an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle

allegory, emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract idea