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  1. [geometry] Next to or close to one another.

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  2. [geometry] Of polygons: adjacent; having a common boundary; sharing an edge.

  3. [data architecture] Of raster cells: connected orthogonally or diagonally; or, sometimes, connected strictly orthogonally.

  4. [data architecture] Of TIN edges: having no gaps or overlaps.

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