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[analysis/geoprocessing]
The location or group of locations used as the endpoint for distance analysis.
[network analysis]
A junction feature that pulls flow toward itself through the edges of a geometric network. For example, in a river network, the mouth of a river can be modeled as a sink, since gravity pulls all water toward it.