ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

[means of recognition: tool] diagnostic, divining rod; detector.
sign, symbol; index, indice † , indicator; point, pointer; exponent, note, token, symptom;
dollar sign, dollar mark.
type, figure, emblem, cipher, device; representation &c 554; epigraph, motto, posy.
gesture, gesticulation; pantomime; wink, glance, leer; nod, shrug, beck; touch, nudge;
dactylology † , dactylonomy † ; freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology [Med.], byplay, dumb
show; cue; hint &c 527; clue, clew, key, scent.
signal, signal post; rocket, blue light; watch fire, watch tower; telegraph, semaphore,
flagstaff; cresset † , fiery cross; calumet; heliograph; guidon; headlight.
[sign (evidence) on physobj of contact with another physobj] mark, scratch, line,
stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick.
print; imprint, impress, impression.
[symbols accompanying written text to signify modified interpretation] keyboard
symbols, printing symbols; [Symbols for emphasis], red letter, italics, sublineation † ,
underlining, bold font; jotting; note, annotation, reference; blaze, cedilla, guillemets † ,
hachure [Topo.];
[Special Characters list], quotation marks, "; double quotes, " "; parentheses, "( )";
brackets, "[ ]"; braces, "{ }", curly brackets; arrows, slashes; left parenthesis, "("; right
parenthesis, ")"; opening bracket, "["; closing bracket, "]"; left curly brace, "{"; right
curly brace, "}"; left arrow, ""; forward slash, "/"; backward slash, "\\";
exclamation point, "!"; commercial at, "@"; pound sign, "#"; percent sign, "%"; carat,
"^"; ampersand, "&"; asterisk, "*"; hyphen, "-"; dash, "-", "_"; em dash, "--"; plus sign,
"+"; equals sign, "="; question mark, "?"; period, "."; semicolon, ";"; colon, ":"; comma,
","; apostrophe, "'"; single quote, "'"; tilde, "~".
[For identification: general] badge, criterion; countercheck † , countermark † , countersign,
counterfoil; duplicate, tally; label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop; dib † ;
totem; tessera † , card, bill; witness, voucher; stamp; cacher [Fr.]; trade mark, Hall mark.
[For identification of people, on a document] signature, mark, autograph, autography;
attestation; hand, hand writing, sign manual; cipher; seal, sigil [Lat.], signet, hand and
seal [Law]; paraph † , brand; superscription; indorsement † , endorsement.
[For identification of people, to gain access to restricted (locations or information)]
password, watchword, catchword; security card, pass, passkey; credentials &c (evidence)
467; open sesame; timbrology † ; mot de passe [Fr.], mot du guet [Fr.]; pass-parole;
shibboleth.
title, heading, docket.
address card, visiting card; carte de visite [Fr.].
insignia; banner, banneret † , bannerol † ; bandrol † ; flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle,
labarum † , oriflamb † , oriflamme; figurehead; ensign; pennon, pennant, pendant; burgee † ,
blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack; banderole, old glory [U.S.], quarantine
flag; vexillum † ; yellow-flag, yellow jack; tricolor, stars and stripes; bunting.
heraldry, crest; coat of arms, arms; armorial bearings, hatchment † ; escutcheon,
scutcheon; shield, supporters; livery, uniform; cockade, epaulet, chevron; garland, love
knot, favor.
[Of locality] beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock,
weathercock; guidepost, handpost † , fingerpost † , directing post, signpost; pillars of
Hercules, pharos; bale-fire, beacon-fire; l'etoile du Nord [Fr.]; landmark, seamark;