The music note displayed at the top of your cell phone screen indicates the ringer type for the phone's call alert. The music note means a melody will play when an incoming call occurs. A music note that is crossed out with a line indicates a silent ringer. A music note followed by lines indicates ring and vibrate.
E.g. means for example. (It's actually an abbrebiation of Latin exempli gratia-literally, 'for the sake of [an] example'; i.e. means that is (or that is to say) and is an ab â¦ breviation for Latin 'id est' - 'that is'.
What Do I.e. and E.g. Mean? I.e. and e.g. are both abbreviations for Latin terms. I.e. stands for id est and means roughly that is. E.g. stands for exempli gratia, which means âfor example.â Great. Latin, you're probably thinking. How am I supposed to remember that?â How to Remember the Difference Between I.e. and E.g. But by now, I'm sure you know that I'm not going to ask you to remember Latin. I'm going to give you a memory trick. So here's how I remember the difference. Forget about i.e. standing for that is or whatever it really means in Latin. From now on, i.e., which starts with i, means âin other words,â and e.g., which starts with e, means âfor example.â I = in other words. E= example. A few listeners have also written in to say that they remember the difference between i.e. and e.g. by imagining that i.e. means âin essence,â and e.g. sounds like âegg sample,â and those are good memory tricks too.