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Cartesian coordinate system

A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | © A Dictionary of the Internet 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Cartesian coordinate system A way of locating objects in either two- or three-dimensional space by specifying their X (horizontal) position, Y (vertical) position and Z (through) position. It is used in graphics and in positioning text on documents. See, for example, Z ORDER.

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