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lo·go

   [loh-goh]
noun, plural -gos.
1.
Also called logotype. a graphic representation or symbol of a company name, trademark, abbreviation, etc., often uniquely designed for ready recognition.
2.
Printing. logotype (def. 1).
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Origin:
by shortening of logotype or logogram

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LOGO

   [loh-goh]
noun Computers.
a high-level programming language widely used to teach children how to use computers.
Origin:
< Greek lógos word (see logos), spelled as if an acronym

logo-

 
a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “word,” “speech” (logography); on this model, used in the formation of new compound words (logotype).
Also, especially before a vowel, log-.
Compare -logic, -logue, -logy.

Origin:
< Greek logo-, combining form of lógos logos
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logo (ˈləʊɡəʊ, ˈlɒɡ-)
 
—n , pl -os
short for logotype

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Word Origin & History

logo
1937, probably a shortening of logogram "sign or character representing a word" (1840), from Gk. logos "word" + gram "what is written."
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Medical Dictionary

logo- or log-
pref.
Word; speech: logoplegia.

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Computing Dictionary

LOGO definition

language, education
A Lisp-like language for teaching programming, noted for its "turtle graphics" used to draw geometric shapes. LOGO was developed in 1966-1968 by a group at Bolt, Beranek & Newman (now "BBN Technologies") headed by Wally Fuerzeig (who still works there in 2003) and including Seymour Papert .
There are Logo interpreters for Macintosh, Unix, IBM PC, X Window System, and many PCs. Implmentations include Berkeley Logo, MswLogo.
(2000-03-28)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
logo
logotype
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