symboloid

English

Etymology

From symbol +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪm.bəlˌɔɪd/

Noun

symboloid (plural symboloids)

1. Something that resembles a symbol in some way.
   • 1994, Vasant Honavar, Leonard Merrick Uhr, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks, page 113:

     We have noted already that individual symboloids belong to the type they do by virtue of their distinctive physical configuration or makeup. The next dimension expresses how symboloids relate to each other in terms of physical makeup.

   • 2009, Mark Schaeffer, Adobe Flash CS4 Professional How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques:

     Symboloids
     Although the library is often described as a place to store symbols, Flash stores some items in the library that are symbol-like but that don't fit the usual definition of symbols. They include: Font symbols. […] Components. […] Multimedia assets.

See also

• pseudosymbol