Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A symbol or design that identifies a brand.

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  • noun A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity.
  • noun sciences A single graphic which contains one or more separate elements.
  • noun An ensign, a badge of office, rank, or power.

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  • noun a company emblem or device

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Short for logogram and logotype.]

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1937, abbreviation of logogram or logotype.

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Examples

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  • Return cancelbtn: gui 10: destroy return savebtn: gui 10: submit, nohide logo: = Enc_Hex (editlogo) filedelete, Settings\logo. txt fileappend, \% logo\%, Settings\logo. txt gui,10: destroy return usropt:

    AutoHotkey Community 2009

  • I even love the title logo that Disney created for “Rapunzel,” and now they want to change it to “Tangled?”

    Walt Disney’s Rapunzel Title Changed to Tangled 2010

  • I even love the title logo that Disney created for “Rapunzel,” and now they want to change it to “Tangled?”

    Disney's Animated Film 'Rapunzel' Changes Title to 'Tangled' « FirstShowing.net 2010

  • In doing so, Tom Parker was one of the inventors of the contemporary entertainment industry, in which the movie is the promotional device, and the baseball cap with the title logo is the main product.

    Hustling Elvis Hajdu, David 2003

  • The front cover had previously been white, with the title logo at the top, followed by a list of major articles.

    The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich : Magazines 1992

  • The text used for the title logo works, as it looks like a computer font, but a skull has been inserted in the middle of it.

    Mania News Feed Erin Jones 2010

  • The title logo was similar to Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross, but the story was about a nun and a demon … I was a bit confused.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • The title logo was similar to Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross, but the story was about a nun and a demon … I was a bit confused.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • The title logo shows a progression from rough edges and gridlines to tones and polished edges.

    Mania News Feed 2010

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  • You don't have to work around fundraising types for very long to become familiar with the phrase "Make the logo bigger". These creatives take the mickey out of the concept beautifully. In addition to the song, there is a cream that you can get, which, when rubbed on the inadequate logo, will make it bigger.

    April 21, 2008