>> I was thinking that ICONs may have been invented at PARC.  Probably
>> someone on this mailing list knows the answer and I'd like to hear the
>> real story.
>
>	'Icon' is a word, not an acronym, isn't it? The mac capitalizes
>the resource name, but other than that, it's simply the Greek word. (?)

It's also an Italian word: "icona"

In a non informatical context, the icons are small images that simbolize a
different meaning.  In Italian, for example, the icone are those small
saint images you can see in middleage churchs or buildings.

Bye
Adriano