EMOTICONS
What is an emoticon? <img alt="Laughing" border="0" src="http://www.myngle.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif" /> 
 
An emoticon, also called a smilie, is a sequence of printable characters such as <img alt="Smile" border="0" src="http://www.myngle.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" />, ^-^, or <img alt="Smile" border="0" src="http://www.myngle.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" /> or a small image that is intended to represent a human facial expression and convey an emotion. Emoticons are a form of paralanguage commonly used in email messages, in online bulletin boards, or in chat rooms. The word emoticon is a portmanteau based on emotion and icon. 
 
emoticon= emotion + icon

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