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emporte-pièce

English translation: cookie cutter

18:14 Dec 8, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / GIS geographical information system
French term or phrase: emporte-pièce
This is from the specifications for a geographical information system:

"La zone de définition de critère de relation spatiale est représentée par une liste déroulante contenant les différents opérateurs spatiaux disponibles pour l’outil de recherche spatiale. Cette liste contient les opérateurs :
- Distance (à une distance de),
- Within (à l’intérieur de),
- Intersects (est en intersection avec).

Lorsque l’entrée « Distance » est sélectionnée, une zone de saisie apparait. Celle-ci permet de spécifier un buffer en kilomètres. Ce buffer est appliqué à la géométrie de référence lors du lancement de la recherche et la géométrie résultante sert d’**emporte pièce** pour la recherche. Pour exemple, lors de l’initialisation de la zone de saisie, la valeur « 0.0 » est affichée afin que l’utilisateur ait connaissance du formalisme attendu."

Seemingly not a punch, nor a biscuit cutter as previous KudoZ answers suggest. Some kind of a virtual mould perhaps?
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 05:14
English translation:cookie cutter
Explanation:
'Cookie cutter' and 'cookie cutting' are terms used in GIS.
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Karen Wooddissee
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:14
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Summary of answers provided
4cookie cutter
Karen Wooddissee
3cut-off tool
Pascale van Kempen-Herlant
3template
B D Finch


  

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cut-off tool


Explanation:
cut-off tool for the search.

Could this work?

Pascale van Kempen-Herlant
Local time: 04:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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cookie cutter


Explanation:
'Cookie cutter' and 'cookie cutting' are terms used in GIS.


    Reference: http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/9366-What-is-cookie-cutting
Karen Wooddissee
United Kingdom
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template


Explanation:
Possibly?

B D Finch
France
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