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Translingual
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Description
[edit]The power button or standby symbol: a half-circle with a vertical line protruding outwards cutting through the top-centre of the circle, and ending in the circle's centre.
Origin
[edit]Created 1973 by the International Electrotechnical Commission as a translingual symbol for electronic products intended to be shipped around the world; likely an alteration of ⏼ (“turns a device on or off by fully disconnecting the power supply”), itself a combination of ⭘ (“power-off”) and ⏽ (“power-on”).
Symbol
[edit]⏻
- (computing) Turns a device on or off without disconnecting the power supply; sleep mode.
- (Internet, graphical user interface) Login; logout.
- (Internet, graphical user interface, uncommon) Closes or exits an application or webpage.
References
[edit]- “IEC 60417 5009” (Stand-by) at the International Organization for Standardization.
Further reading
[edit]power button on Wikipedia.Wikipedia