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プロットする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to the storyline or narrative structure of a novel, play, film, etc.

Used in technical contexts for creating graphs or charts from data; can also be used as a suru-verb.

プロットを立たてるto work out a plot (for a story)
小しょう説せつを書かく前まえにまずプロットを立たてた。
Before writing the novel, I first worked out the plot.
〈物もの〉をプロットするto plot (data) on a graph
実じっ験けんデータをグラフにプロットした。
I plotted the experimental data on a graph.
プロットを練ねるto refine/polish a plot
脚きゃく本ほん家かは何なん日にちもかけてプロットを練ねった。
The screenwriter spent days refining the plot.

筋すじ書がき sense 1
筋書き is the traditional Japanese word for a story's plot, while プロット is a modern loanword used especially in casual or creative-writing contexts.
図ず示しN1sense 2
図示 means to represent something graphically or with a diagram in general, while プロット specifically refers to plotting data points on a graph.
ストーリーN3sense 1
ストーリー refers to the overall story or narrative, while プロット more specifically means the structured sequence of events (the plot) within it.
あらすじN2sense 1
あらすじ is a brief summary or synopsis of a story, whereas プロット refers to the underlying structure of events that make up the plot.

Borrowed from English 'plot'.