sigil

  1. Noun.  A seal, signature or signet.
  2. Noun.  A sign, image or symbol considered to be magical.
  3. Noun.  (programming) A nonalphanumeric character affixed to a symbol (e.g. variable) to indicate a property such as type or scope.

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