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shapefile

noun

Etymology

From shape + file.

  1. derived from *peyḱ-✻
  2. inherited from *finhlō✻
  3. inherited from fēl
  4. inherited from file
  5. compounded as shapefile — “shape + file”

Definitions

  1. A computer file in the Shapefile format, used in geographic information systems.

    • Any shapefiles created during analysis will be created in decimal degrees.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for shapefile. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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