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L
- label
- label class
- label expression
- Label Fitting Strategy tab
- Label Manager
- label offset
- label offset constraint
- label orientation
- label placement property
- label placement zone
- label point
- Label Position tab
- label priority
- label stacking
- label weight
- lag
- LAN
- land cover
- land information system
- land use
- landform
- landmark
- Landsat
- landscape ecology
- large scale
- large-format printer
- LAS
- LAS dataset
- late binding
- latitude
- latitude of center
- latitude of origin
- latitude-longitude
- lattice
- layer
- layer file
- layer package
- layout
- layout view
- L-band
- leader
- least-cost path
- least-squares adjustment
- least-squares corrections
- left-right topology
- legend
- legend patch shape
- level of detail
- leveling
- LIBID
- library
- license
- license file
- lidar
- lighting normal
- limits
- line
- line connection
- line event
- line feature
- line of sight
- line simplification
- line smoothing
- lineage
- linear dimension
- linear interpolation
- linear referencing
- linear unit
- line-on-line overlay
- line-on-point overlay
- link
- Link command
- link lines
- Link tool
- List page
- little endian
- load balance
- local analysis
- Local check method
- local datum
- local polynomial interpolation
- localization
- location
- Location Aware Services
- location-allocation
- location-based services
- locked parcel
- locomotion
- log file
- logarithm
- logical expression
- logical network
- logical operator
- logical query
- long transaction
- longitude
- longitude of center
- longitude of origin
- long-range variation
- loose coupling
- loosely coupled replication
- lossless compression
- lossy compression
- low-level language
- low-pass filter
