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generalization

See Also: cartographic generalization, database generalization

  1. [map design] The abstraction, reduction, and simplification of features for change of scale or resolution.
  2. [data editing] The process of reducing the number of points in a line without losing the line's essential shape.
  3. [data editing] The process of enlarging and resampling cells in a raster format.