type vs graphic symbol

graphic symbol vs type

type and graphic symbol both are nouns.

type is a verb but graphic symbol is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
type	Yes	No	Yes	No
graphic symbol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, graphic symbol is a hypernym of type; that is, graphic symbol is a word with a broader meaning than type:

type: printed characters
graphic symbol: a written symbol that is used to represent speech

Other hypernyms of type include character, graph, grapheme.

type (noun)	graphic symbol (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper	a written symbol that is used to represent speech
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
all of the tokens of the same symbol
printed characters
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

type (verb)	graphic symbol (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types

Difference between type and graphic symbol

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