The difference between Dot and Full stop
When used as nouns, dot means a small spot, whereas full stop means the punctuation mark “” (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
Dot is also preposition with the meaning: dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.
Dot is also verb with the meaning: to cover with small spots (of some liquid).
Full stop is also interjection with the meaning: used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dot and Full stop
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Dot as a noun:
A small spot.
Examples:
"a dot of colour"
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Dot as a noun (grammar):
A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
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Dot as a noun:
A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
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Dot as a noun (mathematics):
A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
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Dot as a noun:
One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
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Dot as a noun (obsolete):
A lump or clot.
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Dot as a noun:
Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
Examples:
"a dot of a child"
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Dot as a noun (cricket, informal):
A dot ball.
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Dot as a noun (MLE):
buckshot, projectile of a dotty
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Dot as a verb (transitive):
To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
Examples:
"His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint."
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Dot as a verb (transitive):
To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
Examples:
"'Dot your ''i''s and cross your ''t''s."
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Dot as a verb:
To mark by means of dots or small spots.
Examples:
"to dot a line"
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Dot as a verb:
To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
Examples:
"to dot a landscape with cottages"
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Dot as a verb (colloquial):
To punch (a person).
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Dot as a preposition:
Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.
Examples:
"The [[work]] is equal to F dot Δx."
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Dot as a noun (US, Louisiana):
A dowry.
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Full stop as a noun (Australia, British, India, Ireland, NZ, South Africa):
The punctuation mark “” (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).