identicon
nounEtymology Blend of identity + icon.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A graphical symbol, usually automatically generated, representing some entity for easy visual identification.
- These images are sometimes known as identicons and can be used to identify users by providing a unique image generated from their username or IP address.2015, Adrian Mouat, Using Docker: Developing and Deploying Software with Containers: