[syn: localization, localisation, location, locating, fix]
4. a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made;
- Example: "they shot the film on location in Nevada"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Location \Lo*ca"tion\, n. [L. locatio, fr. locare.]
1. The act or process of locating.
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2. Situation; place; locality. --Locke.
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3. That which is located; a tract of land designated in
place. [U.S.]
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4. (Law)
(a) (Civil Law) A leasing on rent.
(b) (Scots Law) A contract for the use of a thing, or
service of a person, for hire. --Wharton.
(c) (Amer. Law) The marking out of the boundaries, or
identifying the place or site of, a piece of land,
according to the description given in an entry, plan,
map, etc. --Burrill. Bouvier.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
location
n 1: a point or extent in space
2: the act of putting something in a certain place [syn:
placement, location, locating, position,
positioning, emplacement]
3: a determination of the place where something is; "he got a
good fix on the target" [syn: localization, localisation,
location, locating, fix]
4: a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a
movie may be made; "they shot the film on location in Nevada"
[ant: studio]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
memory location
location
A byte, word or other small unit of storage
space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its
starting address (and size).
(1999-04-19)