emoticon

emoticon
noun /əˈmoʊtəˌkɑn/
A graphical representation, either in the form of an image or made up of ASCII characters, of a particular emotion of the writer.

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  • emoticon — emoticon, emoticón → emoticono …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • emoticón — emoticon, emoticón → emoticono …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • Emoticon — Emoticon: Das in der Bedeutung »Zeichenkombination, mit der in einer E Mail eine Gefühlsäußerung wiedergegeben werden kann (z. B. ↑ Smiley)« verwendete Fremdwort wurde gegen Ende des 20. Jh.s aus gleichbed. engl. emoticon übernommen, einem… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • emoticón — emoticón. m. Inform. emoticono …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • emoticón — o emoticono sustantivo masculino (en informática) icono, símbolo …   Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos

  • emoticon — by 1994, apparently from EMOTION (Cf. emotion) + ICON (Cf. icon) …   Etymology dictionary

  • emoticon — /eˈmotikon, ingl. iˈməutikon/ [vc. ingl. comp. di emot(ion) «emozione» e di icon «icona»] s. m. o f. inv. (elab.) faccina, smiley …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • emoticon — The word is a blend of emotion and icon and denotes a representation by means of standard word processing keystrokes of a person s face (normally the writer s) expressing a particular emotion such as anger, fear, frustration, surprise, delight,… …   Modern English usage

  • emoticon — [n] keyboard symbol code, : ) emotag, smiley, winkey; concept 284 …   New thesaurus

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