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bounding rectangle - [map display] The rectangle, aligned with the coordinate axes and placed on a map display, that encompasses a geographic feature or group of features or an area of interest. It is defined by minimum and maximum coordinates in the x and y directions and is used to represent, in a general way, the location of a geographic area.
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Source: esri, 05 February 2012 09:46:36, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation
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