Pointer and Icon

noun

• A mark to indicate a direction or relation.
  • synonyms: arrow
• An indicator as on a dial.
• Computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions.
  • synonyms: cursor
• A strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game.
  • synonyms: Spanish pointer

• (n.) The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star.
• (n.) One who or that which, points.
• (n.) The hand of a timepiece.
• (n.) Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.
• (n.) One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen.

noun

• Computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface. (
• A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface.
  • usage: "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
  • synonyms: picture, image, ikon
• A conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church.
  • synonyms: ikon

• (n.) An image or representation; a portrait or pretended portrait.
• (n.) A sacred picture representing the Virgin Mary, Christ, a saint or a martyr, and having the same function as an image of such a person in the Latin Church.