# Dot

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A **dot** is usually a small, round spot.

**Dot**, **DoT** or **DOT** may also refer to:

## Orthography

- [Full stop](/source/Full_stop) or "period", a sentence terminator
- [Dot (diacritic)](/source/Dot_(diacritic)), a mark above or below a character (e.g. ȧ, ạ, İ, Ċ, ċ, etc.), usually to indicate sound mutation
- [Interpunct](/source/Interpunct) () also known as an "interpoint", "middle dot", "middot", "centered dot" or "centred dot", a punctuation mark

## Mathematics

- "Dot as decimal point", the form of [decimal separator](/source/Decimal_separator) generally used in anglophone countries, e.g., $24.99
- [Dot operator](/source/Dot_operator), a notation used to signify multiplication
- [Dot product](/source/Dot_product), algebraic operation returning a single number from two equal-length sequences

## Arts and entertainment

- [*The Dot* (Toyism)](/source/The_Dot_(Toyism)), a work of art in Emmen, the Netherlands
- ["Dot" (song)](/source/Dot_(song)), a single by the Los Angeles pop punk band ALL
- "Dot", a song by Destiny's Child featured on the *[Charlie's Angels](/source/Charlie's_Angels_(2000_film))* soundtrack
- *[Dot, A Drama in Three Acts](/source/Dot,_A_Drama_in_Three_Acts)*, an 1859 stage adaption of the book *The Cricket on the Hearth* by Charles Dickens
- [*The Dot* (book)](/source/The_Dot_(book)), a 2003 children's picture book
- [Dot (computer)](/source/Dot_(computer)), a portable computer
- *[Dot.](/source/Dot.),* a 2013 children's book adapted into a 2016 TV series
- [*Dot* (film)](/source/Dot_(film)), a 2010 British animated short film
- *Dot*, British radio series written by [Ed Harris](/source/Ed_Harris_(playwright)), first released in 2015
- [The Dot (restaurant)](/source/The_Dot_(restaurant)), a fictional café in *Degrassi: The Next Generation*
- [WTTK](/source/WTTK), A local television station broadcasting as "The Dot"

## Government agencies

- [Department of Telecommunications](/source/Department_of_Telecommunications), India
- [Department of Tourism (Philippines)](/source/Department_of_Tourism_(Philippines))
- [Department for Transport](/source/Department_for_Transport), UK, formerly the Department of Transport (DoT)
- In Australia: - [Department of Transport (1930–1932)](/source/Department_of_Transport_(1930%E2%80%931932)) - [Department of Transport (1941–1950)](/source/Department_of_Transport_(1941%E2%80%931950)) - [Department of Transport (1972–1982)](/source/Department_of_Transport_(1972%E2%80%931982)) - [Department of Transport (1983–1987)](/source/Department_of_Transport_(1983%E2%80%931987)) - [Department of Transport (1993–1996)](/source/Department_of_Transport_(1993%E2%80%931996)) - [Department of Transport (Victoria, 2008–13)](/source/Department_of_Transport_(Victoria,_2008%E2%80%9313)) - [Department of Transport (Victoria)](/source/Department_of_Transport_(Victoria)) (current) - [Department of Transport (Western Australia)](/source/Department_of_Transport_(Western_Australia))
- [Department of Transport (South Africa)](/source/Department_of_Transport_(South_Africa))
- [Department of Transportation (New Brunswick)](/source/Department_of_Transportation_(New_Brunswick)), Canada
- [United States Department of Transportation](/source/United_States_Department_of_Transportation) - [Department of transportation](/source/Department_of_transportation), a general list of local and state departments of transportation in the US
- Departure Order Tracking, term used by [Citizenship and Immigration Canada](/source/Citizenship_and_Immigration_Canada)
- [Taxation Administration](/source/Taxation_Administration), Taiwan

## Technology

- Dot (dit), an element in [Morse code](/source/Morse_code)
- [Dot (Unix)](/source/Dot_(Unix))
- [DOT (graph description language)](/source/DOT_(graph_description_language)), in computation, the plain-text format for describing graphs used by Graphviz software
- ".", the [DNS root zone](/source/DNS_root_zone), the root domain of the Domain Name System
- DoT, [DNS over TLS](/source/DNS_over_TLS)
- [DOT code](/source/Tire#Markings), an alphanumeric character sequence for purposes of tire identification
- [Damage over time](/source/Damage_over_time), in computer and video games
- [Designated Order Turnaround](/source/Designated_Order_Turnaround) or SuperDot, an electronic system used by NYSE to route market orders
- [Diffuse optical imaging](/source/Diffuse_optical_imaging), also known as diffuse optical tomography, a medical imaging technique
- [Directly observed treatment](/source/Directly_observed_treatment), a way to administer medicine
- Dissolved [oxygen tension](/source/Oxygen_tension) (DOT)
- [Dutch Open Telescope](/source/Dutch_Open_Telescope)
- The Dot, an [Office Assistant](/source/Office_Assistant), one of several interactive animated characters in Microsoft Office
- [Amazon Echo Dot](/source/Amazon_Echo_Dot), also called the Dot, part of a brand of smart speakers developed by Amazon
- [DOT (mileage system)](/source/DOT_(mileage_system)), a German-invented television mileage system

## Places

### Antarctica

- [Dot Cliff](/source/Dot_Cliff), Victoria Land
- [Dot Peak](/source/Dot_Peak), Oates Land

### United States

- [Dot, Kentucky](/source/Dot,_Kentucky), an unincorporated community
- [Dot, Michigan](/source/Dot,_Michigan), ghost town
- [Lake Dot](/source/Lake_Dot), in Orlando, Florida
- [Dot Island (disambiguation)](/source/Dot_Island_(disambiguation))
- [Dorchester, Boston](/source/Dorchester,_Boston), a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts

## People, fictional characters, and mascots

- [Dot (given name)](/source/Dot_(given_name)), a list of people and fictional characters
- [Pedro Dot](/source/Pedro_Dot) (1885–1976), Spanish rose breeder
- [Admiral Dot](/source/Admiral_Dot), stage name of Leopold S. Kahn (1859 or 1863–1918), a dwarf performer for P. T. Barnum
- [Aditi Saigal](/source/Aditi_Saigal) or Dot (born 1998), Indian singer and actress
- Dot, one of the mascots of [PBS Kids](/source/PBS_Kids) since 1999

## Other uses

- [Tropical Storm Dot (disambiguation)](/source/Tropical_Storm_Dot_(disambiguation)), several tropical storms
- [Davao Occidental Tigers](/source/Davao_Occidental_Tigers), a Filipino basketball team
- [Deed of trust (disambiguation)](/source/Deed_of_trust_(disambiguation)), several meanings
- [Dictionary of Occupational Titles](/source/Dictionary_of_Occupational_Titles)
- [Dot (mango)](/source/Dot_(mango)), a cultivar from Florida
- DOT, the cryptocurrency native to [Polkadot (blockchain platform)](/source/Polkadot_(blockchain_platform))
- [Epiphone Dot](/source/Epiphone_Dot), a series of archtop guitars

## See also

- [.dot (disambiguation)](/source/.dot_(disambiguation))
- [Dots (disambiguation)](/source/Dots_(disambiguation))
- [Dot notation (disambiguation)](/source/Dot_notation_(disambiguation))
- [Dotted note](/source/Dotted_note), in music notation ( 𝅭 )
- [Dot dot dot (disambiguation)](/source/Dot_dot_dot_(disambiguation))
- [Two dots (disambiguation)](/source/Two_dots_(disambiguation))
- [Three dots (disambiguation)](/source/Three_dots_(disambiguation))
- [Bullet (typography)](/source/Bullet_(typography)) (•)
- [. (disambiguation)](/source/._(disambiguation))
- [Point (disambiguation)](/source/Point_(disambiguation))
- [Period (disambiguation)](/source/Period_(disambiguation))

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