Etymology

little red dot

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little red dot · noun1

From little + red + dot. From only being visible beyond the red end of the visible spectrum, being a small and unresolved dot in imaging.

Little Red Dot · proper noun2

From the appearance on maps indicating the position of Singapore, being a red dot position marker, that completely covers all of Singapore on such maps. Originally a derogatory term coined by 3rd President of Indonesia (1998—1999) and 7th Vice President of Indonesia B. J. Habibie in 1998.

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