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construct features

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS versions 9 and earlier, an edit command that takes selected features from one or more feature […]

construction line

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst – Cadastral Editor, a line with a bearing and distance that is used to create

container account

[ESRI software] The operating system account that server object container processes run as, which is specified by the GIS server

container process

[ESRI software] A process in which one or more server objects are running. Container processes run on SOC machines, and

containment

A spatial relationship in which a point, line, or polygon feature or set of features is enclosed completely within a

content

[Internet] In ArcGIS Online, refers to maps, layers, and tools.

context menu

A list menu that pops up when the right mouse button is clicked in Windows applications. Some keyboards also have

contiguity

In a coverage, the topological identification of adjacent polygons by recording the left and right polygon for each arc.

contiguous

1 [data structures] Of polygons: adjacent; having a common boundary; sharing an edge. 2 [data structures] Of raster cells: connected

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