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What does the on/off glyph represent?

Posted on May 8, 2008 by dtramontana

Nathan Zeldes has a very cool article on the history of the On/Off power switch glyph.

Filed under: Electronic Interfaces, Examples, Physical Interfaces, Standards, Symbols, Usability | Tagged: Electronic Interfaces, Standards, Symbols, Usability

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