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platform

[software] In computing, the operating system of a machine, such as the UNIX, Linux, or Windows operating systems. Platform may […]

playback mode

[ESRI software] The time mode in which data is displayed using the ArcGIS Tracking Analyst Playback Manager, replaying either real-time

Playback window

[ESRI software] The span of time defined by the Start and End text boxes in the ArcGIS Tracking Analyst Playback

plotter

[printing] A printing device that draws an image onto large-size paper or transparencies. Although pen and electrostatic plotters have largely

PLSS

[surveying] Acronym for Public Land Survey System. The description of the location of land in the United States using a

PLTS

[ESRI software] Acronym for Production Line Tool Set. A software package that allows users to prepare and maintain data for

PLTS data loader

[ESRI software] A tool used to batch load a personal or enterprise geodatabase from a variety of sources (coverages, shapefiles,

PLTS Map Gallery

[ESRI software] In PLTS, a tool for managing layer representation, such as symbology and label expressions.

plug-in

[Internet] A small software application that extends the functionality of a Web browser.

plug-in data source

[ESRI software] An additional read-only data source provided by either ESRI or a third-party developer. It may be a data

plumb line

[surveying] A line that corresponds to the direction of gravity at a point on the earth’s surface; the line along

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