What is the difference between the horizontal three dots menu and the vertical one?

1. What is the 3 horizontal dots menu called?
2. What do 3 horizontal dots mean?
3. What does 3 vertical dots mean?
4. What are the 3 settings dots called?

What is the 3 horizontal dots menu called?

The Meatball Menu, also known as the horizontal three-dot menu, is an icon used to open a menu with additional options. The icon is usually found in the upper-right or upper-right corner of a screen or window.

What do 3 horizontal dots mean?

In writing. Of course, in general use, three horizontal dots is known as an ellipsis and is primarily used to represent “the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues” (dictionary.com).

What does 3 vertical dots mean?

The character "⋮". An ellipsis (three dots) vertically aligned. It is sometimes used to communicate the continuation of a list vertically as opposed to horizontally.

What are the 3 settings dots called?

You see those dots? All three together constitute an ellipsis. The plural form of the word is ellipses, as in "a writer who uses a lot of ellipses." They also go by the following names: ellipsis points, points of ellipsis, suspension points.