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SOAP

[computing] An XML-based protocol developed by Microsoft, SAP, and IBM for exchanging information between peers in a decentralized, distributed environment. […]

SOC

[software] Acronym for server object container. A process in which one or more services is running, or the machine hosting

solution

[software] A ready-to-use application geared toward a specific audience or industry.

solver

[network analysis] A function that performs network analysis based on a set of network data.

SOM

[software] Acronym for server object manager. A Windows service that manages a set of server objects that are distributed across

sonar

[remote sensing] Acronym for sound navigation and ranging. A system or device that measures the time lapse between emitting a

soundex

[computing] A method of phonetic spelling used for searches and address matching. Soundex uses an algorithm to represent letters and

source

1 [analysisgeoprocessing] The location or group of locations used as the starting point for distance analysis. 2 [network analysis] A

source table

[ESRI software] In ArcView 3.x, one of the two tables involved in a join operation. The source table must be

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