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Latest comment: 13 days ago by LunaEatsTuna in topic Error meaning in computing
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Error meaning in computing[edit]

Some old computer systems (I think early Ataris and Apple Macs) used a bomb symbol to indicate major errors. It wasn't, of course, the Unicode emoji (which came decades later), but we seem to be starting to overlap with these "signs and portents". Equinox 04:23, 20 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, I will look into this! And yes, pictograms (like the bomb icon) have many meanings not strictly attached to their status as an emoji. Think of it has sort of like a font; there are many letters that may look different but we generally treat them all the same when adding attests to articles. LunaEatsTuna (talk) 17:04, 15 May 2024 (UTC)Reply