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custom object

[computing] An object with custom behavior provided by a developer.

custom tool

[ESRI software] In geoprocessing, a tool created by a user and added to a toolset and/or toolbox. Custom tools may

custom toolset

[ESRI software] In geoprocessing, a subset of a toolbox created by a user to hold custom tools or a group

customer market analysis

[business] A type of market analysis that focuses on data about customers, rather than about a store or stores. An

customer profiling

[business] A process that establishes common demographic characteristics for a set of customers within a geographic area.

customer prospecting

[business] A type of market analysis that locates regions with appropriate demographic characteristics for targeting new customers.

cut/fill

[ESRI software] An ArcGIS Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst function that summarizes areas and volumes of change between two surfaces.

cycle

1 [data models] A set of lines forming a closed polygon. 2 [network analysis] In network analysis, a path or

cylindrical projection

A projection that transforms points from a spheroid or sphere onto a tangent or secant cylinder. The cylinder is then

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