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destination

See Also: origin, relationship class

  1. [computing] The secondary object in a relationship class, such as a table containing attributes associated with features in a related table.
  2. [ESRI software] In ArcGIS Network Analyst, a network location used in origin-destination cost matrix analysis that specifies an ending location.
  3. [ESRI software] In a network in ArcInfo Workstation, the end of a path.
  4. [ESRI software] In ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, the ending point for a path when finding the least-cost path.