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dot point

dot point noun: an item in a bulleted list.

Noun

dot point (plural dot points)

  1. (Australia) An item in a bulleted list.
    • Dot points work well when
      each dot is a short phrase or clause (like this)
      each one runs no longer than this (try to keep each point from run-
      ning over a line, like this)
      […]
      But different rules apply when each dot point is a sentence or a paragraph—when, in other words, it stands on its own...2010, Mark Tredinnick, Geoff Whyte, The Little Black Book of Business Writing, page 159
    • The digital edition advises against using ‘and’ or ‘or’ at the end of dot points in lists. The sixth edition allowed ‘or’ at the end of a list item, though recommended avoiding this if possible.2021, “Lists”, in Australian Government Style Manual, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2021
    Synonyms:
    bullet point

Synonyms of dot point

Forms of dot point

pluraldot points

Questions about dot point

What does dot point mean?
Dot point means an item in a bulleted list.
What part of speech is dot point?
Dot point is a noun.
What is the plural of dot point?
The plural of dot point is dot points.

Words near dot point in the dictionary

  1. dot matrix printers
  2. dot matrixes
  3. dot or feather
  4. dot painting
  5. dot paintings
  6. dot point
  7. dot points
  8. dot product
  9. dot products
  10. dot release
  11. dot releases

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