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add-in

[programming] An extension to a software program that performs a custom task. ESRI provides various developer add-ins as part of […]

address

[cadastral and land records] A designation of the location of a person’s residence or workplace, an organization, or a building,

address data

[geocoding] Data that contains address information used for geocoding. Address data may consist of one individual address or a table

address data format

[geocoding] The arrangement of address information in a database, most often consisting of such address elements as house number, street

address data model

[geocoding] The rules of a geodatabase designed specifically to accommodate address-related material, such as streets, zones, ranges, and so forth.

address element

[geocoding] One of the components that comprise an address. House numbers, street names, street types, and street directions are examples

address event

[address matching] In ArcGIS, features that can be located based on address matching with a street network or other address

address event table

[geocoding] In ArcGIS, a table containing addresses but no spatial reference information. Using GIS software, address event tables can be

address field

[geocoding] A column in a table that stores one or some address elements. An address field can be present in

address format

[geocoding] The particular structure and arrangement of address elements and a corresponding method of matching that can be used for

address locator

[ESRI software] A dataset in ArcGIS that stores the address attributes, associated indexes, and rules that define the process for

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