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network attribute

See Also: attribute, cost, descriptor, hierarchy, restriction

  1. [ESRI software] A type of attribute associated with a network element in a network dataset. Network attributes are used to help control flow through a network (similar to a weight in a geometric network). All network elements in a network dataset have the same set of attributes. There are four types of network attributes: cost, descriptor, hierarchy, and restriction.