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route
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[linear referencing]
Any line feature, such as a street, highway, river, or pipe, that has a unique identifier. -
[network analysis]
A path through a network. 
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[none]
In ArcGIS Network Analyst, a path through a network that visits a set of specified network locations. In vehicle routing problem (VRP) analysis, a route may also refer to a vehicle and its associated properties and constraints.
