Words play - does it have a special name in English? How to do the same with 'security' word for example?

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By looking at this picture:

Or at the title of this album:

You can see that the authors used there something which I call a word game. My question is, does doing so has an official name?

How can I come up with similar examples, with given words, for instance, with security word?

It is called pun: a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. thefreedictionary.com/pun — user66974, Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 19:34
Coming up with new puns involves imagination and inventiveness. There's not much we can tell you about those. — StoneyB on hiatus, Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 19:36
I think OP's examples are just "visual puns". There's a well-known type of "word puzzle" called a dingbat, but that normally only involves letters and digits (and sometimes simple line drawings). — FumbleFingers, Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 19:36
If you mean with the word "security": "Drink Securitea, the hot beverage that gives you a feeling of safety." — deadrat, Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 19:52
@FumbleFingers I'd always heard them referred to as rebus puzzles. Though now the dingbat font makes more sense. — VampDuc, Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 20:10

MonkeyZeus · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-27 20:43:39Z

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Shooting from the hip here, but I would call it a:

answered Aug 27, 2015 at 20:43

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