Location

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• In geography, location is a position or point in physical space expressed relative to the position of another point or thing. A real location can often be designated by Cartesian coordinates. On the Earth, the geographic coordinate system can be used to specify the position of any location.

• In film, a filming location is a place where (part of) a film is shot. In contradistinction to a film studio or movie set a filming location is a real place (eg an actual cafe) rather than a set created by production designers.

• In colloquial terms, the personal location of an individual is often expressed as "here", in which case the location may be a general reference to a vicinity or place where the individual can be found.

• AVL is Automatic Vehicle Location.

• In South Africa the euphemistic vernacular term location was often used to describe an urban area inhabited by non-whites. The term was later replaced by "township".

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