FULLSTOP

Full stop

A full stop or period is the punctuation mark placed to indicate the end of sentences. In the context of web addresses and computing in general, it is typically called a dot. Some experts call it a baseline dot, because it is a dot on the baseline, as distinct from an interpunct . In conversation, as opposed to linguistics, the term is often used to mean "the end of the matter" .

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full stop

Noun

  1. The punctuation mark “” (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

Interjection

  1. Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking.
    We need more people to join IRC, full stop.


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