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attractiveness

[business] A measure of the combined attributes of a center or site that are considered positive features or that draw […]

attribute

1 [data models] Nonspatial information about a geographic feature in a GIS, usually stored in a table and linked to

attribute data

[data models] Tabular or textual data describing the geographic characteristics of features.

attribute domain

[data structures] In a geodatabase, a mechanism for enforcing data integrity. Attribute domains define what values are allowed in a

attribute query

[data analysis] A request for records of features in a table based on their attribute values.

attribute table

[data structures] A database or tabular file containing information about a set of geographic features, usually arranged so that each

attributes dialog box

[data editing] In ArcMap, a dialog box that displays attributes of selected features for editing.

attribution

[data editing] The process of assigning attributes to features.

authentication

[computing] The process of validating the identity of a user who logs on to a computer system, network, or Web

authorization

[computing] Completion of the software registration process. During authorization, the single-use or server product and/or extensions have been installed and

authorization file

[computing] A file that contains single use or server product authorization data. Each authorization file contains information regarding the feature

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