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abstract images or words that express a physical meaning, process or concept but are distinct from what they represent.

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What is the origin of the eject symbol?

From what I've read about Philip Olsson's pictograms (some starting points are here and here), I would say that it, like the other media control symbols, represents movement, and in the case of Eject, …
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