section

An area equal to 640 acres or 1 square mile.

A defined area on a form that can include fields, objects, layout regions, and text. Sections can be set to display (expand) or hide (collapse)

A feature class in ARC/INFO that is a component of the route-system data model used to implement routes. They form the infrastructure of route-systems much like arcs form the infrastructure of polygons. Sections are the arcs, or portions of arcs, used to define each route. See also SEC.

The portion of a transmission facility, including terminating points, between (a) a terminal network element (NE) and a regenerator (for example, a central office/remote terminal and customer location equipment such as a DTE) or (b) two regenerators. A terminating point is the point after signal regeneration at which performance monitoring is or may be done. [After T1.105-1988]