GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] A three-letter, nine-digit number (ABC123456789, for example) that authenticates software with ESRI. Every single use and server product, […]

[computing] Stores information about system configuration for a Windows machine. COM uses the registry extensively, storing details of COM components

[software] A file containing information in Windows Registry format. Double-clicking a .reg file in Windows will enter the information in

[statistics] A statistical method for evaluating the relationship between a single dependent variable and one or more independent variables thought

[statistics] A value associated with each independent variable in a regression equation, representing the strength and type of relationship the

[statistics] The mathematical formula applied to independent variables to best predict the dependent variable being modeled. The notation in regression

[software] A Windows utility that registers a DLL or similar component library to a system registry. A DLL and its

[programming] In programming, to reinstantiate an object and its state from persisted storage.

[geocoding] Handling unmatched addresses through fine-tuning the geocoding process. After a table of addresses are matched the first time, unmatched

[database structures] An operation that establishes a temporary connection between records in two tables using a key common to both.

[ESRI software] An ArcToolbox utility used to build, modify, save, and delete connections (relates) between tables. Saved connections can be