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The unit of measure used to render dimensions of shapes, distance tolerances, and offsets on a computer screen or on a printed map. Although they are stored with consistent units in the dataset, users can choose the units in which coordinates and measurements are displayed—for example, feet, miles, meters, or kilometers.