GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] A toolbar, menu bar, menu, or shortcut menu in an ArcGIS application.

[computing] A string of text that acts as a command, typed at an interface prompt.

[computing] A format of the input and output of a program in which the user enters commands by means of

[ESRI software] In geoprocessing, a window that provides a command line for running tools and a message window for viewing

[non-ESRI software] A window accessible from the Windows Start menu in which MS-DOS commands are typed.

1 [ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, a field that provides additional information about the computation. 2 [programming]

[ESRI software] The isolation level in a database management system (DBMS) in which transactions read committed data only they don’t

[ESRI software] A process that rearranges and consolidates the data in a file so that it occupies a single, contiguous

[computing] The degree of uncertainty that can be tolerated in the spelling of a keyword used in a search, including

[navigation] An instrument used to find the direction of north from one’s current location, consisting of a case with compass

[cartography] An indication of direction. One of the 32 divisions into which the circle around the needle of a compass