Symbology concerns the study of symbols. Symbology may also refer to: Semiotics, study of signs and symbols Barcode symbology, a term used to denote a type of barcode mapping representation. Symbol (programming) Symbolic anthropology, diverse set of approaches within cultural anthropology that view culture as a symbolic system that arises primarily from human interpretations of the world Symbolic system, used in the field of anthropology, sociology, and psychology to refer to a system of interconnected symbolic meanings Symbolism (disambiguation), use of symbols to represent ideas and emotions Iconography, branch of art history which studies images Military symbology, APP-6A, Military Symbols for Land Based Systems, NATO standardization agreement Punctuation redirects here.