identicon

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounidenticon (plural identicons)

plural identicons

  1. computingA 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.

    2015, Adrian Mouat, Using Docker: Developing and Deploying Software with Containers

Origin

Blend of identity + icon.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

identicon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identicon

MLA

“identicon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identicon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “identicon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identicon.

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