[ Public ]
FrameworkMetric vocabulary, limits, and screening structure.ReportsReviewed public case histories and score interpretation.CasesEditorial comparisons built from reviewed public reports.Icon setsCanonical provider coverage linked to public reports.Public-service contextOne high-risk coverage context for shared icon decisions.AboutProject origin, creator, and operating boundaries.[ PICTOGRAM CASE HISTORY ]
Icon
Usable with support
Visible referent: floppy disk. Intended message: The pictogram must communicate saving the current work. The report separates observed asset evidence, submitted context, and public evidence signals.
0.65
PCS
0.83
CLL
0.81
NTR
[ Editorial case history ]
Open the case history to see how this report becomes a focused reading of clarity risk, support needs, and public evidence.
[ Diagnostic output ]
0.65 PCS · 0-1 higher is clearer
The report starts with the visible asset, intended message, score, and context. The estimate stays scoped to this case.
pictoclarity / floppy-disk
Output - Floppy Disk Save Icon
This reviewed public report estimates clarity for the floppy disk save convention. Scores are screening estimates and do not replace user testing.
0.65
PCS
PictoClarity Score
0.83
CLL
Convention Learning Load
0.81
NTR
Neurocognitive Transfer Risk
[ CASE INTERPRETATION ]
Usable with support
0.65
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.The pictogram works with labels or context. It applies to this pictogram, this meaning, and this public context.
[ Report trace ]
Context first. Score second. Support last.
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Framework output for a floppy disk save icon in application toolbar contexts.
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Primary referent: floppy disk.
03
Implied function: The pictogram must communicate saving the current work..
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Conduct user testing across diverse age cohorts to assess comprehension differences and validate the generational divide impact.
[ METRIC DRIVERS ]
Semantic Transparency Score
Input
Expected
Estimated
0.57
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Confusion Risk Index
Input
Possible
Estimated
0.68
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Readability Test Score
Input
Visual
Estimated
0.87
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.PictoClarity Score
Input
Estimated
Estimated
0.65
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Usable with support 0.65
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.The pictogram works with labels or context. This level is scoped to the submitted meaning, visual asset, and public-use context.
Last Reviewed
Jul 05, 2026
[ Score scale ]
Usable with support
The label names screening risk for this context. It is not a certification or a measured comprehension rate.
0.80-1.00
Strong clarity
The pictogram communicates well in this context.
Use it, then keep testing with real users.
0.65-0.79
Usable with support
Current report
The pictogram works with labels or context.
Pair it with text and monitor interpretation.
0.50-0.64
Needs intervention
The pictogram carries meaningful clarity risk.
Improve the symbol before relying on it.
0.00-0.49
Not reliable
The pictogram does not communicate enough alone.
Replace it or add strong alternative support.
[ CONVERGENCE PROFILE ]
The profile compares visual evidence, semantic extraction, cultural recognition, time, and cognitive context. It shows agreement between signals, not universal validity.
The radar shows where meaning converges. It does not certify universal validity.
Area
0.31
Balance
0.66
Perceptual
0.86
Semantic
0.57
Functional
0.52
Cultural
0.58
Temporal
0.40
Neurocognitive
0.24
Context Independence
0.58
Collective Resonance
0.65
Weakest Axis
Neurocognitive Convergence
How strongly the symbol follows AAC pictogram reading: transparent referent, concrete action, low convention load, and support.
Strongest Axis
Perceptual Convergence
How strongly visual form survives size, blur, contrast, and detail loss.
| Axis | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceptual Convergence | 0.86 | How strongly visual form survives size, blur, contrast, and detail loss. |
| Semantic Convergence | 0.57 | How strongly extracted meaning converges on one interpretation. |
| Functional Convergence | 0.52 | How strongly the symbol maps to the intended function. |
| Cultural Convergence | 0.58 | How strongly recognition holds across cultural evidence and assumptions. |
| Temporal Convergence | 0.40 | How strongly meaning persists over time without semantic decay. |
| Neurocognitive Convergence | 0.24 | How strongly the symbol follows AAC pictogram reading: transparent referent, concrete action, low convention load, and support. |
| Context Independence | 0.58 | How strongly meaning survives without external labels or placement cues. |
| Collective Resonance | 0.65 | How strongly public evidence supports shared recognition and persistence. |
Legacy function
The visible object can be recognizable while the intended action behaves as a learned interface convention.
Temporal axis
0.40
Meaning weakens over time when the source object or function is less present in everyday use.
Convention load
0.83
The pictogram asks users to know a convention instead of inferring the action directly from the drawing.
[ Published findings ]
8 findings
Findings summarize the public reading for this pictogram. They do not replace user testing.
Finding 01
Primary referent: floppy disk.
Finding 02
Implied function: The pictogram must communicate saving the current work..
Finding 03
Metaphor type: legacy_functional.
Finding 04
The pictogram visually depicts a floppy disk, a concrete and recognizable physical object, supporting high perceptual clarity and iconicity (Perceptual Convergence score 0.86).
Finding 05
The intended functional meaning is to communicate saving current work, but this is not directly depicted and relies on cultural convention, resulting in moderate semantic (0.57) and functional (0.52) convergence scores.
Finding 06
Cultural recognition remains moderate (0.58), supported by evidence of ongoing cultural saturation and referent recognition, though there is semantic obsolescence and generational divide affecting comprehension.
Finding 07
Temporal convergence is low (0.40), indicating that the symbol's meaning is decaying over time as the floppy disk becomes obsolete and less familiar to younger users.
Finding 08
Neurocognitive convergence is the weakest axis (0.24), reflecting challenges in AAC contexts due to high learned convention load, low direct object familiarity, and moderate transfer risk from object recognition to action understanding.
[ Public evidence ]
The first chart shows evidence-year movement. The second chart shows birth-cohort transfer for the active aging referent.
Evidence year: 2026
Evaluation
Reference point.
X axis: Evidence year
| Evidence year | Semantic Transparency | Cultural Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.78 | 0.75 |
| 1997 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
| 1998 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
| 1999 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
| 2000 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2001 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2002 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2003 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2004 | 0.76 | 0.74 |
| 2005 | 0.75 | 0.73 |
| 2006 | 0.75 | 0.73 |
| 2007 | 0.74 | 0.72 |
| 2008 | 0.74 | 0.71 |
| 2009 | 0.73 | 0.71 |
| 2010 | 0.72 | 0.70 |
| 2011 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| 2012 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| 2013 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| 2014 | 0.70 | 0.68 |
| 2015 | 0.69 | 0.73 |
| 2016 | 0.69 | 0.75 |
| 2017 | 0.69 | 0.75 |
| 2018 | 0.69 | 0.75 |
| 2019 | 0.69 | 0.75 |
| 2020 | 0.69 | 0.75 |
| 2021 | 0.68 | 0.74 |
| 2022 | 0.68 | 0.74 |
| 2023 | 0.60 | 0.74 |
| 2024 | 0.60 | 0.74 |
| 2025 | 0.60 | 0.74 |
| 2026 | 0.57 | 0.70 |
[ BIRTH COHORT TRANSFER ]
Familiarity Breakeven
1991
First birth cohort where convention outweighs direct familiarity.
PCS Breakeven
1992
PCS crosses the 0.65 threshold.
Obsolescence
0.76
How strongly the source object behaves as obsolete.
Generational Divide
0.82
Estimated gap across modeled birth cohorts.
Estimated birth cohort: 1991
Familiarity breakeven
Learned convention outweighs direct object familiarity from this birth cohort.
Estimated birth cohort: 1992
PCS threshold breakeven
PCS crosses the 0.65 threshold from this birth cohort.
X axis: Estimated birth cohort
| Estimated birth cohort | PictoClarity Score | Direct Object Familiarity | Learned Convention Load | Transfer Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.76 | 0.99 | 0.21 | 0.41 |
| 1987 | 0.74 | 0.92 | 0.26 | 0.44 |
| 1988 | 0.71 | 0.85 | 0.31 | 0.47 |
| 1989 | 0.69 | 0.79 | 0.35 | 0.51 |
| 1990 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.40 | 0.54 |
| 1991 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.45 | 0.57 |
| 1992 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.61 |
| 1993 | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.64 |
| 1994 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.60 | 0.67 |
| 1995 | 0.57 | 0.38 | 0.65 | 0.70 |
| 1996 | 0.55 | 0.31 | 0.70 | 0.74 |
| 1997 | 0.53 | 0.24 | 0.75 | 0.77 |
| 1998 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 1999 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2000 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2001 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2002 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2003 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2004 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2005 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2006 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2007 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2008 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2009 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2010 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2011 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2012 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2013 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2014 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2016 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2017 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2018 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2019 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2020 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2021 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2022 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2023 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2024 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2025 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| 2026 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
Evidence note
Some external references were not relevant enough to support public cultural or trend claims. Omitted: OpenAlex annual evidence: floppy disk icon comprehension; Crossref annual evidence: floppy disk icon comprehension.
asset source
Circum Icons
The deterministic visual metrics come from the local SVG fixture.
Open source[ Metric scorecard ]
30 metrics
Each metric explains one pressure point. The composite score uses these signals together.
PCS
Driver
0.65
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.PictoClarity Score
Why it matters
The composite score is pulled down by high convention load, AAC baseline transfer risk, and confusion risk.
model-estimated / derived
STS
0.57
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Semantic Transparency Score
model-estimated / independent
CRI
Driver
0.68
0-1 scale; lower is safer. High risk.Confusion Risk Index
Why it matters
The intended meaning can compete with nearby readings, especially when the icon appears without a text label.
model-estimated / derived
VRS
0.85
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.Visual Readability Score
measured / independent
PCH
1.00
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.Perceptual Cohesion
measured / independent
RTS
0.87
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.Readability Test Score
measured / independent
SRS
0.74
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Scale Robustness Score
measured / independent
BRS
0.94
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.Blur Robustness Score
measured / independent
TCS
1.00
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.Target Contrast Stability
measured / independent
SDS
0.84
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.Stroke Durability Score
measured / independent
[ RECOMMENDED SUPPORT ]
Recommendation
Conduct user testing across diverse age cohorts to assess comprehension differences and validate the generational divide impact.
Recommendation
Specifically test object-to-action transfer with neurodivergent and AAC users to evaluate neurocognitive accessibility and transfer risk.
Recommendation
Consider pairing the floppy disk icon with modern functional cues (e.g., text labels or tooltips) to reduce ambiguity and improve functional clarity.
Recommendation
Validate whether users recognize the save function via learned convention or direct inference to inform design decisions.
Recommendation
Perform representative user testing before publication to ensure the icon communicates saving effectively across target user groups.
[ Private testing / Admin invite ]
Access stays invite-only during private testing.
Requests feed the admin invite queue.
Useful context helps select early pilots.