[Sigia-l] is there a word

[Tanya Rabourn]

If you're after a term that means a set of symbols 
(ideograms/pictographs/icons) used to indicate what amenities a 
particular hotel, gym, campground etc. has, I don't think such a term 
exists. Although such sets could be grouped by industry or activity, 
etc.

On Jun 4, 2004, at 4:57 PM, George Olsen wrote:
> "Ideogram" is probably the closest to what you're looking for. (See
> <http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ideogram&r=67>). So I'd
> recommend that.
>
On Jun 4, 2004, at 5:32 PM, Listera wrote:
> "Pictogram" is a generic design term potentially applicable here, but 
> what's
> wrong with "icon set"?

I'm not sure if the AAT is helpful in this case or not.
Ideograms
http://tinyurl.com/yw9zf
Pictograph (BT for pictogram)
http://tinyurl.com/3c3j6

My interpretation from that is go with ideogram. However that's from 
more of an art resource...if you look at it from a linguists' 
perspective, they seem to restrict ideogram to actual written languages
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Ideogram

So which you go with would depend on your users, which of course is us 
and I believe our "backgrounds reek" (ahem) of a mixture of both 
linguistics and the visual arts. Flip a coin?

-Tanya