also: なかポツ
middle dot; interpunct
The typographical symbol ・ used in Japanese to separate words, parallel terms, or katakana names; equivalent to the Unicode character U+30FB.
In Japanese text, the middle dot is often used to separate foreign words.
In this document, please separate parallel items with a middle dot.
Katakana variant of the second element; also seen in print.
Compound of 中 (naka, 'middle') and ぽつ (potsu, an onomatopoeic word for a small dot or spot). The spelling ぽつ is a phonetic representation of the dot-like mark.