Dot

Dot may refer to any of the following:

1. A dot is a single pixel on a matrix display.

2. Single small dot on a dot matrix printer printout.

3. A dot is a name of the period separating related pieces of information on the Internet, such as www.computerhope.com, which would be pronounced www-dot-computerhope-dot-com.

4. In an RPG (Role-Playing Game) or MMORPG (Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game), DoT (Damage over Time) is a spell or effect that damages a player or NPC (Non-Player Character) periodically over a set interval. For example, a poisoned player may suffer 30 damage every second for ten seconds. In this case, the poison would be considered a DoT (Damage over Time) effect.

5. DOT is the name of the native token from Polkadot.

6. The term dot may be used as another way to describe a point.

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