sigil

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sigillum (“little sign”). Doublet of seal and sigillum.

noun

  1. A seal, signature or signet.
  2. An occult or magical sign, image or symbol.
  3. (programming) A nonalphanumeric character (a symbol) affixed to a term (such as a variable) to indicate a property such as type or scope.

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