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selection file
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[ESRI software]
An ArcInfo Workstation file that stores the specifications of the selection criteria to be applied against specific coverages and INFO tables. It does not store the actual selected features or records, only the selection methods. Selection files are created with the WRITESELECT command in ArcPlot.
