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Translingual
Description
A right-facing magnifying glass.
Symbol
π
- Searching; inspecting; investigating.
- Detectives.
2019 May 13, βBeauty queen detective πβ, in BBC:[Title]
- (graphical user interface) An icon to search something.
2024 December 18, Outlook.com:[π appears to the left of the search box.]
- (graphical user interface) An icon to zoom in or enlarge content.[1]
Usage notes
Most operating systems near-universally use a left-facing magnifying glass (π) to indicate searching.
References
- ^ Robin Williams, Steve Cummings (1993) Jargon: An Informal Dictionary of Computer Terms, Peachpit Press, βISBN, page 205: βYou might also have a magnifying glass tool, or a menu command for FatBits or a command to Enlarge.β
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