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The iconic term refers to everything that belongs to the icon or relative to him. Meanwhile, an icon designates that sign, which, through a relationship of similarity, can represent a certain object. For example, to better understand the issue... the He drew of a child in a poster with the crossed red line, a convention to designate the prohibited, in a zoo, it will indicate to us, it will indicate that in that place we are about to enter is not suitable for kids as a consequence of its dangerousness.

The icon is then in effect a sign that will represent something by some resemblance to any aspect of the represented object..

In the field of computing, the icon is the representation graph schematic that is used to identify programs or different functions that can be developed through a computer or from any other device with similar applications. These facilitate and make the use of technological equipment more accessible, especially for those who find the subject more difficult.

On the other hand, we can find a religious icon, which is a representation of a brush or relief, which is usually used in different churches and temples. For example, Hinduism is one of the religions that presents a very rich iconography; In its antipodes is Islamism which does not promote or accept visual representations. Many religious icons are usually objects of veneration and elevated to the category of sacred objects and others simply have a decorative or ornamental value.

The painting icons began to develop in the Byzantine Empire, then spread across Crete and Russia.