Visual language
System of communication using visual elements / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For visual languages used in computer programming, see Visual programming language.
Not to be confused with Sign language.
A visual language is a system of communication using visual elements. Speech as a means of communication cannot strictly be separated from the whole of human communicative activity which includes the visual[1] and the term 'language' in relation to vision is an extension of its use to describe the perception, comprehension and production of visible signs.
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