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Dialog is primarily stored as linguistic memory, but memory can also be stored non-linguistically. Infants exist in a pre-linguistic state, and accordingly their memory seems to be stored in the body. Linguistic memory would need an actual language rather than the potential to form language to record memory, something Stanislav Grof²⁸ calls a COEX system, or an associated chain of bodily memory. One example of bodily memory is the way your muscles adapt to your usage patterns by building up those muscle configurations that you use most. In addition, iconographic language and the creation of sigils falls under the same associated chain of bodily memory, as we've defined bodies not simply as flesh and bone, but as entities which perform an action.

Iconic, or icon-based memory, is a memory built of landmarks, graphics, logos, and the associated meanings one assigns to those reference points. Semacode is an example of a gadget-based referential that over time becomes consciously internalized as you adapt to the signifiers. Semacode is an icon densely packed with information--something of a square barcode that a gadget can scan and output a specific URL²⁹. Over time, scanning the same square codes and looking up the same URL will embed that information into the individual's conscious mind to the point that they will be instantly able to recall the data referenced by a specific EZ or QR Code, without resorting to gadget and internet browser. Memory of a data set will become anchored to a specific visual stimulus, and iconic memory will be associated with a linguistic experience. This division between iconic and linguistic information is similar to the division between sex and gender. We believe that pondering these principles will generate new ways to project both identity and meaning through technology in the future. Our growing awareness of the difference between sex and gender is only one manifestation of the cultural response to the technological innovation of the internet.