dot and dash
Code's two elements
Dot and dash refers to the two basic signals of Morse code—a short mark (dot) and a longer one (dash)—combined in patterns to represent letters and numbers.
The phrase evokes telegraphy and early communication: The message came through in dots and dashes.
It can describe any system using two contrasting elements.
- morse codeDot-dash alphabet system
- codeSymbolic communication system
- telegraphElectrical message system
- telegraph operatorTransmits coded wire messages
- signalMessage-conveying cue
radio signal · point · line · punctuation · rhythm · beep · tap · SOS · secret message · communication · radio · short · long · pattern · symbol · mark · stroke · speck
- telegraphytelegraph, Morse code, telegraphy, telegraph key, telegraph line
dot and dashletters
Alphabetic characters or mail
alphabet · spoken language · plain text · Roman alphabet · natural language
dot and dashdigital encoding
Numeric data representation
binary code · text message · email · instant message · broadband
dot, dash, dots, dashes, dotted, dotting, dashed, dashing, dasher