Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 508)

Definition Term
The design and color used to fill a closed object. fill pattern
The Pitney Bowes Software database that
maintains product entitlements and information
about their activation. FLEXNet Operations module (FNO)
A character set based on a particular style used
for text characters. font
The Frame button allows you to create frames in
a classic Layout window. Each frame can display Frame button
a map, graph, Browser, map legend, graph legend,
Info window, Statistics window, and message
window or, it can be an empty frame.
The process of simplifying a data set to a size that
can be easily manipulated and represented. For generalization
example, a river may have many twists and turns;
however, if a map covers a very large area, the
river may be represented as a straight line.
Similarly, in a map of a very large area, a city might
be represented as a point marker.
The process of assigning X and Y coordinates to
records in a table or database so that the records
can be displayed as objects on a map. geocode
An organized collection of computer hardware and
software designed to efficiently create, manipulate, Geographic Information System (GIS)
analyze, and display all types of geographically or
spatially referenced data. A GIS allows complex
spatial operations that are very difficult to do
otherwise.
A PDF file that has geospatial information (bounds
and coordinate systems) of Map or Layout Designer
window that it prints. Georegistered PDF
The Grabber Button allows you to access the
Grabber tool. Use the Grabber tool to reposition a Grabber button
map within its window or the contents of a map
frame in the Layout Designer window.
A type of thematic map that shows symbols (point
objects) in a variety of sizes to indicate which
objects have higher or lower numerical values. Graduated Symbols map
A window that displays numerical data in the form
of a graph. Graph window
A grid of horizontal (latitude) and vertical (longitude)
lines displayed on an earth map, spaced at a graticule
regular distance (for example, every five degrees,
every fifteen degrees). Used to establish a frame
of reference.
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