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| A '''view''' is what can be seen in a range of vision, as described in the Seeing section of ]. View may also be used as a ] of ] in the first sense. View may also be used figuratively or with special significance—for example, to imply a scenic outlook or special vantage point: | |||
| <blockquote>The barrier Rhine hath flashed, through battle-smoke,<br> | |||
| ⚫ | In ], the quality or degree of visibility of a satellite to a ]; |
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| On men who gaze heart-smitten by the view,<br> | |||
| As if all Germany had felt the shock!<br> | |||
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| - from ''The Germans on the Heights of Hochheim'' (1816) by ] | |||
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| In ], a view is a virtual or logical ] composed of the result set of a pre-compiled ]. Unlike ordinary ] in a ], a view is not part of the ]; it is a dynamic structure computed or collated from ] in the ]. Changing the ] in a view alters the ] physically stored in the ]. | |||
| <i>Note:</i> A pair of satellite Earth terminals has a satellite in mutual view when both have unobstructed line-of-sight contact with the satellite <b>simultaneously.</b> | |||
| ⚫ | In ], the view is the quality or degree of visibility of a satellite to a ]; i.e., the degree to which the satellite is sufficiently above the horizon and clear of obstructions so that it is clearly within the line-of-sight of an ]. See also ]. Sources: ] and ] | ||
| Source: from ] and from ] | |||
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| '''''View''''' was also the name of a ] program for the ] ] of the ]. | '''''View''''' was also the name of a ] program for the ] ] of the ]. | ||
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A view is what can be seen in a range of vision, as described in the Seeing section of The senses. View may also be used as a synonym of point of view in the first sense. View may also be used figuratively or with special significance—for example, to imply a scenic outlook or special vantage point:
The barrier Rhine hath flashed, through battle-smoke,
On men who gaze heart-smitten by the view,
As if all Germany had felt the shock!
- from The Germans on the Heights of Hochheim (1816) by William Wordsworth
In database theory, a view is a virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a pre-compiled query. Unlike ordinary tables in a relational database, a view is not part of the physical schema; it is a dynamic structure computed or collated from data in the database. Changing the data in a view alters the data physically stored in the database.
In satellite communications, the view is the quality or degree of visibility of a satellite to a ground station; i.e., the degree to which the satellite is sufficiently above the horizon and clear of obstructions so that it is clearly within the line-of-sight of an Earth terminal. See also mutual view. Sources: Federal Standard 1037C and MIL-STD-188
View was also the name of a word processor program for the BBC Micro home computer of the 1980s.
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