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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 [[Number|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]].

== See also ==

* [[Line art]]
* [[Puzzle]]
* [[Trail Making Test]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect_the_dots Connect the dots] @ Wikipedia

[[Category:Puzzles]]