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  1. [data conversion] The abstraction, reduction, and simplification of features for change of scale or resolution.

  2. [spatial analysis] The process of reducing the number of points in a line without losing the line's essential shape.

  3. [spatial analysis] The process of enlarging and resampling cells in a raster format.

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