### signal | symbol:

Graphic symbol
* are symbols which are slaved to the main timeline.
* belong to the tradition of that medium.

### signal | symbol | graphic symbol:

Asterisk
* are characters
  - present under the canonical cysteine and histidine residues of the zinc finger motif
  - software
  - wildcards when used at the end of a word
* graphic symbol
* indicate a single nucleotide polymorphism
  - conserved amino acids among the three species
* indicate identical amino acid residues among the five melibiose transporters
* mark food in the gut.
* refer to the most frequently re-observed stars.

### signal | symbol | graphic symbol:

Capital letter
* account for only five percent of all letters in written English.
* are different from lowercase letters
  - small letters
* are the electronic version of shouting
  - equivalent of shouting at someone
  - on-line equivalent of shouting
* are usually easier for young children to learn first
  - the same height and width
  - variables, small letters are functions
* graphic symbol
* have different functions than small letters, often completely unrelated.
* indicate the amino acids are aligned and a hyphen gap.
* is used for a dominant allele.
* represent dominant traits, and lowercase letters represent recessive traits
  - matrices and lower case letters represent real numbers

Ideogram
* are pictograms that represent ideas linked to a particular object.
* can contain a part to indicate pronunciation.

### signal | symbol | graphic symbol:

Ligature
* Most ligatures are made from metal or plastic.
* are also very important for non-Latin scripts
  - bands
  - combinations of letters that are treated as a unit
  - phrases
  - special characters that consist of two letters
  - thread
  - when two or more symbols are connected together to form a single shape
+ Mouthpiece (woodwind), Single-reed instruments: Woodwind instruments :: Musical instrument construction
  * The ligature is what holds the reed onto the mouthpiece. Anything that can hold the reed onto the mouthpiece can be called a ligature. Most ligatures are made from metal or plastic. Some people like to use ordinary string to hold the reed onto the mouthpiece.

### signal | symbol | graphic symbol:

Rune
* affect different weapons in different ways.
* are a magical alphabet
  - method of divination derived from the Teutonic peoples of Northern Europe
  - system of creative energies
  - tool for personal growth, transformation, and personal in-depth study
  - also entities in and of themselves
* are an ancient Germanic alphabet, used for writing, divination and magick
  - divination used by medieval soothsayers
  - form of nordic divination
  - early form of writing and their magic is the magic of literacy
  - oracle from which one seeks advice
  - ancient Germanic symbols representing various concepts or forces in the universe
  - both an ancient alphabet and magical pictographs representing the forces of nature
  - closest to the chaotic state
  - from the Western Celtic oracular tradition
  - invisible most of the time
  - kind of like land mines
  - lasting enchantments placed on objects or people
  - life affirmative, light affirmative, and a practical application of the tools of creation
  - magical tools for both divination and spell casting
  - sort of a combination between phonetic alphabet and hieroglyphs
  - symbols that are believe to hold magical power
  - the tools of the workshop of creation
  - tools from the workshop of creation
  - video games
* can lead to hurtfullness.
* eventually open the channels between the conscious and the unconscious.
* lend themselves readily to numerology.
* represent energies from the realms of creation.
* take much longer to cast than other spells, measured in hours, days and even years.