As nouns the difference between pictogram and logo
is that pictogram is a picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration while logo is a symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity.
As a proper noun Logo is
a programming language that uses turtle graphics to teach children the elements of programming.
pictogram
Alternative forms
* pictogramme (rare)
Noun
(
en noun)
A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.
Usage notes
Strictly speaking, a pictogram'' represents by illustration, an ''ideogram'' represents an idea, and a ''logogram'' represents a word: Chinese characters are all logograms, but few are pictograms or ideograms. Casually, ''pictogram is used to represent all of these: it is a picture representing some concept.
Synonyms
* pictograph
* hieroglyph
Related terms
* ideogram
* logogram
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logo
Noun
(
en noun)
A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity.
(science) A single graphic which contains one or more separate elements.
An ensign, a badge of office, rank, or power.
