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Definition: Bullets (or bullet points) are small dots, squares, dashes or graphics that begin a short descriptive phrase. Bullets are used rather than sentences on PowerPoint or OpenOffice Impress slides as key phrases that the speaker will discuss in the presentation.

Also Known As: bullet points, jot notes
Examples: The bullet points on Mary's presentation were animated so that they entered the screen from the right side.

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