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frame

See Also: graphic component

  1. [ESRI software] In MOLE, the geometric border of a graphic that indicates the affiliation, battle dimension, and status of the war fighting element that the MOLE graphic represents.
  2. [ESRI software] In ArcView 3.x, a rectangular area on a layout used to display view data, legends, tables, charts, pictures, and other map elements such as north arrows and scale bars.