noun A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
"$" is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
noun A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.
The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
noun A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
noun A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.
noun The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
noun That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
noun Share; allotment.
noun An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.