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identicon

noun

Etymology

Blend of identity + icon.

  1. derived from εἰκών
  2. borrowed from īcōn
  3. compounded as identicon — “identity + icon”

Definitions

  1. A graphical symbol, usually automatically generated, representing some entity for easy…

    A graphical symbol, usually automatically generated, representing some entity for easy visual identification.

    • These images are sometimes known as identicons and can be used to identify users by providing a unique image generated from their username or IP address.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for identicon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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