Connect the dots

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Connect the dots (also known as Dot to dot or Join the dots) is a form of visual puzzle containing a sequence of numbered dots.

When a line is drawn connecting the dots the outline of an object is revealed.

Description

Connect-the-dot puzzles frequently contain simple line art to enhance the image created or to assist in rendering a complex section of the image.

Connect the dots puzzles are generally created for children.

The use of numbers can be replaced with letters or other symbols.

Metaphorical use

The phrase "connect the dots" is sometimes used as a metaphor to indicate an ability (or inability) to associate one idea with another, to find the "big picture", or salient feature, in a mass of data.

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