Using ArcCatalog

ArcStorm database
An ArcStorm database is a collection of libraries, layers, INFO
tables, and external database management system (DBMS) tables.
Data stored in an ArcStorm database benefits from the
transaction management and data archiving capabilities of
ArcStorm.
attribute
1. Information about a geographic feature in a GIS, generally
stored in a table and linked to the feature by a unique identifier.
For example, attributes of a river might include its name, length,
and average depth.
2. In raster datasets, information associated with each unique
value of raster cells.
3. Cartographic information that specifies how features are
displayed and labeled on a map; the cartographic attributes of a
river might include line thickness, line length, color, and font.
attribute key
See primary key.
attribute table
A database or tabular file containing information about a set of
geographic features, usually arranged so that each row
represents a feature and each column represents one feature
attribute. In raster datasets, each row of an attribute table
corresponds to a certain region of cells having the same value. In
a GIS, attribute tables are often joined or related to spatial data
layers, and then the attribute values they contain can be used to
find, query, and symbolize features or raster cells. See also
attribute table.
Automation
1. The technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system
operate automatically; that is, by mechanical or electronic devices
that take the place of human organs of observation, effort, and
decision.
2. In COM technology, a feature that lets users access ArcObjects
in Visual Basic and in other languages, tools, and applications
that support automation. For example, with Visual Basic, users
can access the data in and properties of the selected item in the
Catalog tree.
band
A set of adjacent wavelengths or frequencies with a common
characteristic, such as the visible band of the electromagnetic
spectrum.
batch mode operation
Executes a given ArcToolbox tool two or more times on the items
listed in the batch table. You can save the contents of the batch
table as a geoprocessing AML and reload the AML later for
execution.
batch processing
Executing a series of noninteractive jobs at the same time. In
geoprocessing, these system tools allow for batch processing:
the Feature class to Geodatabase tool, the Feature class to
Shapefile tool, the Table to Geodatabase tool, and the Table to
dBASE tool. Batch processing is available through tools in
ArcGIS 8.3 and previous versions.
batch table
Displays the input name, user-selected parameters, and the
output name, where applicable, for all items to be processed by
the ArcToolbox tool.
button
An icon that runs a command, macro or custom code when
clicked. Buttons can be added to any menu or toolbar. When they
appear in a menu, buttons are referred to as menu commands.
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