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favicon

British  
/ ˈfævɪˌkɒn /

noun

  1. a 16 x 16-pixel icon associated with a particular website, usually displayed before the URL in a web browser

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of favicon

C21: from fav(ourite) + icon

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We then refined the logo and favicon to make sure that they “felt” right.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2023

A favicon with bird body and the hue of the sky Is spreading its slow lies, while all about it Retweet quotes of their indignant followers...

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022

When you pin a tab, it minimizes to just the favicon and then refreshes itself periodically in the background.

From The Verge ● Sep. 29, 2015

Airmail, a third-party mail alternative, cunningly circumvents this problem by fetching the favicon of the sender’s domain.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2014

Reading Room's work in relation to the ICO's favicon was undertaken as part of an ongoing maintenance agreement we have.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2011

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