GIS Dictionary
Definitions for GIS terms related to operations such as analysis, GIS modeling and web-based GIS, cartography, and Esri software.
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[computing]
A significant word from a document that is used to index or search content. -
[computing]
A word searched for in a search command. Keywords are searched for in any order. When defining metadata, users can enter theme and place keywords.
