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replica version

[ESRI software] In geodatabase editing, the version being replicated during the replication process. For all replica types, the replica version […]

replication

[ESRI software] A means of copying and distributing data from one database to local, remote, or mobile users and then

repository

1 [ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a database that contains the schema information needed to create a geodatabase from a UML

representation

1 [cartography] A method of illustrating data so it can be viewed and understood. In cartography, representation is used to

representation control point

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a specialized geometry vertex that controls the phases of certain geometric effects in a representation rule.

representation rule

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, the combination of symbology and any geometric effects that together define the appearance of features sharing

representative fraction

[cartography] The ratio of a distance on a map to the equivalent distance measured in the same units on the

resampling

[mathematics] The process of interpolating new cell values when transforming rasters to a new coordinate space or cell size.

residual

[statistics] In a regression model, the difference between the observed Y value and the predicted Y value; the unexplained portion

resolution

1 [cartography] The detail with which a map depicts the location and shape of geographic features. The larger the map

resource center

[ESRI software] ESRI Web site providing various online resourcessuch as online help, user forums, blogs, samples, user communities, developer content,

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