Word of the Day:
favicon
What It Means
An icon associated with a particular website, and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site.
Favicon in Context
“A free online favicon editor allows advanced webmasters to create their own favicons and use them during website development or maintenance.”
Did You Know?
From the original filename used by Internet Explorer, "favicon.ico", a blend of favorites (“browser bookmarks”) + icon.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: favicon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the word and reformatted its meaning, examples and origin.
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