Definitions
1.nounA character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object."$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries."
2.nounA thing considered the embodiment of a concept or object."The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience."
3.nounA type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
4.nounA summary of a dogmatic statement of faith."The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols."
5.nounThe numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
6.nounThat which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
7.nounShare; allotment.
8.nounAn internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
9.nounA signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
10.verbTo symbolize.