DOTS

Periods, essentially speaking

DOTS is software that converts text to braille, widely used in accessibility contexts.

The acronym stands for Dynamic Optimized Tactile System or similar formulations depending on the product.

The school uses DOTS to produce braille textbooks. (Lowercase dots refers to small round marks.)

braille-software

accessibility

Ease of approach

translation · transcription · blindness · formatting · cells

Categories
Opposites
visual mark type

DOTSdashes

Short fast races

lines · stripes · strokes · slashes · bars

line continuity

DOTSsolid line

Uninterrupted drawn segment

continuous line · solid · continuous · uninterrupted

pattern/texture type

DOTSstripes

Parallel linear markings

lines · checks · plaids · chevrons · pinstripes

Phrases
Family

dot, dotted, dotard, dotting, dotty, polka-dot, dotage, dottiness, connect the dots

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G