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  1. noun A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.
  2. noun Such a mark used in orthography, as above an i.
  3. noun The basic unit of composition for an image produced by a device that prints text or graphics on paper: a resolution of 900 dots per inch.
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  • The shifting of the type-wheels is brought about as follows: On the keyboard of the transmitter there are two characters known as "dots"-- namely, the letter dot and the figure dot. —  Edison, His Life and Inventions
  • He read pages of Braille print--the system of upraised dots which is the writing of the blind. —  008 - The Sargasso Ogre
  • Although the dots are arranged randomly in each of the two figures, the two figures are not at all randomly related to each other. —  Analog April, 1971
  • I connect the dots, and I find the pro-gun folks and weak politicians responsible for the bloodshed, to a degree. —  Baltimore City Paper
  • Your eyes will be two pink dots, your teeth will itch, and your mouth will feel as if an army has marched through it. —  The National Ledger - News
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