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microdot

[ mahy-kruh-dot ]
/ ˈmaɪ krəˌdɒt /
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noun
a photograph reduced to the size of a printed period, used especially to transmit messages, photographs, drawings, etc.
verb (used with object), mi·cro·dot·ted, mi·cro·dot·ting.
to make a microdot of.
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Origin of microdot

First recorded in 1945–50; micro- + dot1
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British Dictionary definitions for microdot

microdot
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌdɒt) /

noun
a microcopy about the size of a pinhead, used esp in espionage
a tiny tablet containing LSD
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