The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.
A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them, " . . . ", or, more recently, a single character, "…", used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible, or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues (e.g., 1, ..., 4 means 1, 2, 3, 4).
The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.
A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.
The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
To use a metaphor.
To describe by means of a metaphor.