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# kAuthorizationEnvironmentIcon

The type for an authorization item containing the name of the item that should be passed into the environment when specifying an alternate icon.

```
var kAuthorizationEnvironmentIcon: String { get }
```

## Discussion

The value should be a full path to an image compatible with the NSImage class.

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