microdot
[mahy-kruh-dot]
- a photograph reduced to the size of a printed period, used especially to transmit messages, photographs, drawings, etc.
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- to make a microdot of.
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Origin of microdot
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For example, taking a 24 by 24 printed sheet and microdot reducing it to less than the area of a postage stamp.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
You personally have no familiarity with microdot reduction of some image?
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Is the term "microdot printing" or lithographing familiar to you?
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Is there any work done at Jaggars-Chile-Stovall with the use of microdot?
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
microdot
- a microcopy about the size of a pinhead, used esp in espionage
- a tiny tablet containing LSD
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