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Re:Redesigning the Save Symbol by ChikkaChiChi on Friday April 05, 2013 @08:38PM (#5501971)
Yes but you see it in use incorrectly all the time (including in that thread).

In fact, the Windows 8 machine I'm on (shudder) actually represents "Shut Down" using the standby icon.

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Re:Redesigning the Save Symbol by fryguy on Monday April 08, 2013 @08:41PM (#5515732)
When you press the "shut down" button on your computer, it is going into a soft shutdown state. I don't see the problem here. The On/Off icon should be exclusively used for things that physically sever the power source from the device, which no computers do to my knowledge.
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