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buffer

[spatial analysis] A zone around a map feature measured in units of distance or time. A buffer is useful for […]

bug

[computing] In computing, a flaw or error in a software program or hardware component that prevents it from performing the

build

1 [network analysis] In ArcGIS, the process of creating a network system. For geometric networks, this includes establishing connectivity, creating

build parcel

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst – Cadastral Editor, a cadastral fabric editing command that creates a parcel from construction lines

bus

[computing] A set of conductors that provide communications links between the various functional components of a computer, such as memory

business table

[ESRI software] In a geodatabase, the spatially-enabled DBMS table that holds the main attribute values of a dataset. A business

button

[programming] A command that executes a function, macro, or custom code when clicked.

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