"Wingdings" meaning in English

See Wingdings in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of wing + dingbat, introduced as a trademark by Microsoft. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|wing|dingbat}} Blend of wing + dingbat Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wingdings
  1. (computing, trademark) A dingbat font in which each character is represented by an unrelated symbol. Categories (topical): Computing, Microsoft
    Sense id: en-Wingdings-en-name-wyfApgXj Disambiguation of Microsoft: 70 30 Categories (other): English trademarks Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

Etymology: Blend of wing + dingbat, introduced as a trademark by Microsoft. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|wing|dingbat}} Blend of wing + dingbat Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} Wingdings
  1. plural of Wingding Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Wingding
    Sense id: en-Wingdings-en-noun-LZN9FIqK Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71

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